Scene | Mean of scene in English Dictionary

/ˈsiːn/

• Noun
• a division of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a break in time
1. The play's opening scene takes place in the courtyard.
2. Act I, Scene 3
• a part of a play, movie, story, etc., in which a particular action or activity occurs
1. a famous love/fight/chase scene
2. The actor was nervous about his big scene.
• a view or sight that looks like a picture
1. a winter scene
2. scenes [=images] of poverty

• the place of an event or action
1. This is the scene [=location] where the movie was filmed.
2. a crime scene
3. Police are now at/on the scene.
4. the scene of the crime/attack/accident
5. The scene [=setting] of the story is New York City in the 1920s.
• an occurrence in which someone becomes angry and loud in a noticeable way in a public place
1. There was quite an ugly/angry scene at the restaurant.
2. The little boy made a scene because his mother wouldn't buy him candy.
• a particular area of activity that involves many people
1. The music scene is changing in the city.
2. The nightclub scene isn't for me. = (informal) Nightclubs are not my scene. [=I do not like to go to nightclubs]
3. He is new to the political scene. [=arena]
4. After years of making movies, she suddenly vanished from the scene.
• someone's usual area of activity or surroundings
1. I'm sick of the cold weather. I need a change of scene. [=I need to go somewhere else]
• something that happens
1. The book describes scenes [=episodes] from his childhood.
2. scenes of violence
3. a scene of celebration
• in or into a private or secret place where things are done without being seen or known by the public
1. The workers behind the scenes have made the event a success.
2. They made the deal behind the scenes.
3. We were taken behind the scenes to see the making of the movie.
• to give someone information that is needed to understand something
1. Before I tell the story, let me set the scene (for you).
• to create the conditions in which something can happen
1. His comments set the scene for an argument.