scene
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1.5
- noun
- /siːn/
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lugar
- Describe the setting and the scene of this book for for us.
- crime scene
- set the scene
- arrive on the scene
Describe the setting and the scene of this book for for us.
- Describe the setting and the scene of this book for for us.
- Why is he signing up to leave DNA at the scene this sick?
- So they took the crime scene DNA evidence.
- And it takes little steps behind the scenes and also publicly.
- Bro, I couldn't have been on that scene, I promise you.
- No, it was the behind the scenes was rough.
- And I'll let you kind of set the scene for our listener.
- I'm down there for the crime scene that I created.
- OK, So if you left your blood on the scene, that would test as my blood.
- I would do lots of behind the scenes, lots of behind the scenes.
Examples
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For weeks, Genoa has been a scene of utter horror.
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At 5 a.m., when Bonn and his team arrived on the scene, they stared in shock.
Academic text (2011) -
And this is a scene where many things happen.
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Well, we can imagine how important this scene was to the owners.
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Please, it's an important scene.
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You were the first to arrive on the scene?
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One of our school library books was found at the scene of a crime in a neighboring county.
Academic text (2015) -
A video camera was discovered from the scene that police say may have captured the perpetrator.
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Our imaginations seem contained entirely within the scene; we feel ourselves within the space the characters occupy.
Academic text (2011) -
The scene of the festival was filled with colorful decorations and joyful music.
Synonyms
317
3.2
The place and time where an event or story happens
169
2.4
A place or situation where events happen
35
4.8
A place where something happens, often the scene of a story
A place where a sports event happens, like a field or stadium
Compounds
7
4.1
A group of people and places involved in making and showing visual art in a place or time
1
7.5
A group of musicians and artists who work outside the mainstream, often in secret
- Informal
A depressing, unattractive place like a club or bar with a sad social feeling
- Slur
An offensive slang name for people in the modern art world who seem fashionable and do not include others
- Specialized
The way things like the background, objects, and lights are arranged in a film or play to create a mood
- Slang
A city social scene of young professionals who like hip cafes and small creative shops
How Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scene comes from Greek skene meaning 'stage', and it grew to mean the place where people act or meet, like a public stage for a group. That's why we call the 'jazz scene' or the 'fashion scene' the place and people involved.