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    • Synonyms scene American [seen] / sin /

    noun

    1. the place where some action or event occurs.

      He returned to the scene of the accident.

      Synonyms: focus, center, location, stage, arena

    2. any view or picture.

      The scene that lay before me, with its snow and colorful leaves, was beautiful.

    3. an incident or situation in real life.

      She witnessed the scene at the restaurant as it happened.

      Synonyms: episode

    4. an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners.

      Please don't make a scene in such a public place.

      Synonyms: show, spectacle, demonstration

    5. a division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing a passage of time in a single setting, featuring a specific character or group of characters.

      Scene Four takes place in a city park at dawn.

    6. a unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show.

      The DVD contains many short scenes showing classic plane models at U.S. and European airports.

    7. the place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.

    8. scenery.

    9. Literature.

      1. an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative.

      2. the setting or locale of a story.

    10. the stage, especially of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.

    11. an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc..

      the rock music scene;

      the fashion scene.

    idioms

    1. make the scene, to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity.

      Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene.

    2. behind the scenes. behind the scenes.

    scene British / siːn /

    noun

    1. the place where an action or event, real or imaginary, occurs

    2. the setting for the action of a play, novel, etc

    3. an incident or situation, real or imaginary, esp as described or represented

      1. a subdivision of an act of a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed

      2. a single event, esp a significant one, in a play

    5. films a shot or series of shots that constitutes a unit of the action

    6. the backcloths, stage setting, etc, for a play or film set; scenery

    7. the prospect of a place, landscape, etc

    8. a display of emotion, esp an embarrassing one to the onlookers

    9. informal the environment for a specific activity

      the fashion scene

    10. informal interest or chosen occupation

      classical music is not my scene

    11. rare the stage, esp of a theatre in ancient Greece or Rome

    12. out of public view; privately

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 scene More Idioms

    1. see behind the scenes; make a scene; make the scene; on the scene; set the scene for.

    Related Words

    See view.

    Other Word Forms

    • interscene noun

    Etymology

    Origin of scene

    First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin scēna “background” (of the stage), from Greek skēnḗ “booth” (where actors dressed)

    Example Sentences

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    Investigators have been sent to the scene, in a car park near an apartment block in the south of Russia's capital.

    From BBC

    Others were lit by a representative of surf lifesavers and a Jewish community medic who rushed to the scene and began treating the injured before the shots had even stopped.

    From BBC

    When police arrived at the scene, they found his £138 wages had been taken.

    From BBC

    She discovered the scene and had a friend call 911, according to a source who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.

    From Los Angeles Times

    In retrospect, that scene is bittersweet, too, reminding us of another small blessing that’s gone.

    From Salon

    Related Words

    • arena
    • display
    • landscape
    • location
    • picture
    • place
    • scenery
    • set
    • setting
    • show
    • sight
    • site
    • spectacle
    • spot
    • stage
    • theater
    • view

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