Meaning of scene In English

• 0 a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time:

  • the funeral/wedding scene

  • nude/sex scenes

  • Juliet dies in Act IV, Scene iii.

• 1 a view or picture of a place, event, or activity:

  • Lowry painted street scenes.

  • scenes of everyday life

  • figurative There were scenes of great joy as the hostages were reunited with their families.

• 2 a place where an unpleasant event has happened:

  • The police arrived to find a scene of horrifying destruction.

  • Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

• 3 a particular area of activity and all the people or things connected with it:

  • the pop/political/drugs/gay scene

  • Rap music arrived/came/appeared on the scene in the early 1980s.

  • informal I'd rather go to a jazz concert - I'm afraid opera isn't really my scene (= is not the type of thing I like).

• 4 an expression of great anger or similar feelings, often between two people, or an occasion when this happens:

  • There was a terrible scene and Jayne ended up in tears.

  • The other visitors in the room look on in stunned silence: They've never witnessed such a scene before.

• 5 a part of a play or movie in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period:

  • The opening scene of the movie was filmed in New York City.

• 6 a view or picture of a place:

  • The scene from the mountaintop was breathtaking.

  • He painted a street scene.

• 7 a place where an actual or imagined event happens:

  • He was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident.

  • Dozens of firefighters converged on the scene (= they arrived at the place quickly).

• 8 an event, actual or imaginary:

  • The novel recalls scenes from an era that's vanished.

• 9 a particular area of activity or way of life:

  • the fashion/music scene

  • He disappeared from the political scene after failing to win reelection.

• 10 a show of emotion or anger:

  • She made a scene at the checkout when I wouldn’t buy her any candy.