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Definition of 'Scene'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) scene
the place where some action or event occurs or has occurred:
the scene of the accident.

2.  scene
any view or picture.

3.  scene
an incident or situation in real life.

4.  scene
an embarrassing display of anger, bad manners, or the like, esp. in public.

5.  scene
a division of a play, film, novel, etc., representing a single episode.

6.  scene
the place where the action of a story, drama, or dramatic episode is supposed to occur.

7.  scene
the stage, esp. of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.

8.  scene
an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.:
the fashion scene.

9.  scene
in secret or in private.

10.  scene
where the full operations or activities of something take place.

Etymology: (1530–40; < L scēna background (of the stage) < Gk skēnē booth)

Definition of 'Scene'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) scene
the place where some action occurs
"the police returned to the scene of the crime"

2. (noun) scene
an incident (real or imaginary)
"their parting was a sad scene"

3. (noun) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
the visual percept of a region
"the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

4. (noun) scene, shot
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

5. (noun) picture, scene
a situation treated as an observable object
"the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"

6. (noun) scene
a subdivision of an act of a play
"the first act has three scenes"

7. (noun) fit, tantrum, scene, conniption
a display of bad temper
"he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

8. (noun) scene, view
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
"he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

9. (noun) setting, scene
the context and environment in which something is set
"the perfect setting for a ghost story"

10. (noun) scenery, scene
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
"they worked all night painting the scenery"

Definition of 'Scene'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) scene
a part of a movie or play in which a particular action takes place
the fight/chase/love scene at the end

2.  scene
sth you can see from a particular position
the scene of happiness we saw as we walked in

3.  scene
what is shown in a painting, picture, etc.
a farming scene in an old photograph

4.  scene
the place where sth bad has happened
the scene of the accident/crime

5.  scene
behind the scenes
away from the public or the media
a political deal made behind the scenes

6.  scene
make a scene
to noisily show emotion
Stop yelling - you're making a scene.

Definition of 'Scene'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Scene
the structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage

2. (noun) Scene
the decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes

3. (noun) Scene
so much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes

4. (noun) Scene
the place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action

5. (noun) Scene
an assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view

6. (noun) Scene
a landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery

7. (noun) Scene
an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display

8. (verb) Scene
to exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display

Translation of 'Scene'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the place where something real or imaginary happens A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.
Afrikaans: toneel	Arabic: مَشْهَد، مَنْظَر	Bulgarian: сцена
Brazilian: cena	Czech: dějiště	German: der Schauplatz
Danish: skueplads; scene	Greek: τόπος, σημείο όπου κτ. συ	Spanish: escena
Estonian: sündmuskoht	Farsi: محل وقوع	Finnish: tapahtumapaikka
French: scène	Hebrew: זִירָה	Hindi: घटनास्थल
Croatian: scena, poprište	Hungarian: szín(hely)	Indonesian: tempat kejadian
Icelandic: sögusvið; vettvangur	Italian: scena	Japanese: 場面
Korean: 장소, 현장	Lithuanian: veiksmo vieta	Latvian: notikuma vieta; darbības
Malay: tempat kejadian	Dutch: toneel	Norwegian: åsted, skueplass
Polish: miejsce, sceneria	Persian: محل وقوع	Pashto: پرده، ( په ننداره كى نندا
Portuguese: cena	Romanian: scenă	Russian: место действия
Slovak: scéna, dejisko	Slovenian: prizorišče	Serbian: mesto radnje
Swedish: plats, skådeplats	Thai: สถานที่จริงหรือเหตุการณ์ท	Turkish: yer, olay yeri
Taiwanese: 現場	Ukrainian: місце події	Urdu: کسی واقعہ کا محل
Vietnamese: quang cảnh, hiện trường	Chinese: 现场
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