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# scene

noun (scene, scenes)

«scene» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A scene is one part of a story, play or film shown at one place and time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m1)
2. A scene is a place where something happens: the scene of the crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m2)
3. A scene is a view you can see: a winter scene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m3)
4. To make a scene is to make a fuss in public. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m4)

### In the lessons

one round of things put on and taken off the table («Scene 1. The table is empty.»); each scene starts from zero; in stories and plays scenes change place or time; in art a painted scene; in safety «the scene of an accident» (stay back and let helpers work)

### Examples

- Scene 2. The table is empty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x1)
- Scene 1. I put three apples on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x2)
- In this scene, nothing is on the table at the start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x3)
- In the first scene, the prince meets a frog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x4)
- We practised our scene for the school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x5)
- The picture shows a snowy scene with a cabin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x6)
- The firefighters quickly arrived at the scene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x7)
- Please don't make a scene in the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x8)
- Mr. Terrapin appears upon the Scene XI. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x9)

### Note

Carries no operation clue; each scene starts from zero, so nothing carries over from the scene before. The «c» is silent: say «seen». Do not mix «scene» with «seen» (past of see): they sound the same. Adjective «scenic» (with pretty views).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scene» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scene» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scene.html) on Mova free.