scene

CEFRA2

/siːn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where an event happens or a part of a play or film.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.

Examples

  • Police found fragments of glass near the scene.

  • The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The stage.

  2. The location of an event that attracts attention.

  3. A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.

More examples

In context

  • The director wanted the local Asahi reporter to go to the scene of the crime.

  • Lily was pronounced dead at the scene.

  • They stood in the centre of the scene.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Late Middle English scene, from Middle French scene, borrowed from Latin sc(a)ena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”). Doublet of scena and skene.