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I try to inhabit each of the characters as fully as I can, however short-lived they are. But most of my show happens offstage.
Jefferson Mays

Meaning of "offstage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFSTAGE

offstage  [ˈɒfˈsteɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFSTAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offstage can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OFFSTAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of offstage in the English dictionary

The definition of offstage in the dictionary is out of the view of the audience; off the stage.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFSTAGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
downstage
ˈdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
interstage
ˈɪntəˌsteɪdʒ
multistage
ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ
onstage
ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
restage
riːˈsteɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
substage
ˈsʌbˌsteɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
upstage
ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFSTAGE

offput
offsaddle
offscourings
offscum
offset
offset blanket
offset lithography
offset paper
offset press
offset printing
offset sheet
offsetable
offshoot
offshore
offshoring
offside
offsider
offspring
offtake
offtrack

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFSTAGE

advantage
apron stage
arena stage
centre stage
committee stage
fare stage
forestage
hostage
key stage
landing stage
lastage
natural wastage
planning stage
postage
proof of postage
proof stage
report stage
sound stage
the stage
wastage
zero stage

Synonyms and antonyms of offstage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «offstage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFSTAGE

Find out the translation of offstage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of offstage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offstage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

台下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera del escenario
570 millions of speakers

English

offstage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الكواليس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

за сценой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

offstage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

offstage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans les coulisses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di luar pentas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hinter der Bühne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舞台裏で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무대 뒤에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Offstage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sân khấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேடைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑफस्टेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dietro le quinte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ze sceny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за сценою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în afara scenei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξωσκηνικοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die verhoog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

offstage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offstage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of offstage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFSTAGE»

The term «offstage» is regularly used and occupies the 97.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFSTAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about offstage

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFFSTAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word offstage.
1
Gerry Beckley
I do know many a band out there, because believe me, we've played with most of them, who are together because they have to be. They might not talk to each other offstage, but they realize they can earn a living by going out and keeping that music alive.
2
Bobby Brown
In the beginning, the media was calling me a bad boy all the time because of the way I act and feel onstage. None of them have ever taken the time to get to know me when I climb offstage.
3
Robert Brustein
Forty years later, people still swear they can hear his offstage scream.
4
Hannibal Buress
Even on TV appearances or big shows, I don't know if I've ever been as nervous as I was my first time doing stand-up. I just remember getting offstage and sitting down, and my right knee was just shaking from the adrenaline.
5
Micky Dolenz
I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.
6
Kaki King
I am quite short, but that never comes across when I'm onstage in front of people. When I get offstage and greet an audience afterwards, their first reaction is to comment on my height because it seems like a very drastic difference.
7
Bernie Mac
When you're offstage, that's the footprint. That's the man God's gonna judge.
8
Jefferson Mays
I try to inhabit each of the characters as fully as I can, however short-lived they are. But most of my show happens offstage.
9
Olly Murs
I know I'm really lucky to do what I do, but sometimes with the hours and the travelling, I don't get to see my family and friends as much as I'd like. It can be lonely on the road. Sometimes I come offstage after a massive adrenaline rush, and then when I go to an empty hotel room on my own, it can be an anti-climax.
10
Denis O'Hare
When I did 'Racing Demon' by David Hare, I worked with Paul Giamatti, who had stacks of books in his dressing room. I was offstage a lot, so I would go read in his room. He was reading a four-part series on the Byzantine Empire by Alexander A. Vasiliev. I read two of those during the run of the play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFSTAGE»

Discover the use of offstage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offstage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Onstage, Offstage
Michael Bublé is currently the biggest male solo artist in the world.
Michael Bublé, 2011
2
Reading the Unseen: (offstage) Hamlet
READING THE UNSEEN: (OFFSTAGE) HAMLET is about the presence and significance of offstage action in Hamlet, things we hear about in words but do not see performed physically onstage--things like King Hamlet's murder "while [he] was sleeping ...
Stephen Ratcliffe, 2010
3
Opera Offstage: Passion and Politics Behind the Great Operas
What compromises did Richard Strauss make with the Nazi government to get his Die Schweigsame Frau produced? Opera Offstage brings to light the intriguing tales behind 27 of the greatest operas of all time.
Milton E. Brener, 1996
4
Tragedy Offstage: Suffering and Sympathy in Ancient Athens
Suffering and Sympathy in Ancient Athens Rachel Hall Sternberg. according to the tie (8.9.2–3). My results in no way disagree with the observations of the philosopher. Rather, a close reading of the selected narratives helps to fill in the picture ...
Rachel Hall Sternberg, 2010
5
Offstage Space, Narrative, and the Theatre of the Imagination
William Gruber. solidity. Because the woman's body is wholly absent and her identity is expressed only as a cry of agony heard from behind a closed door, her invisibility, experienced in conjunction with her sudden eruption into speech, ...
William Gruber, 2010
6
Louis Armstrong: the offstage story of Satchmo
A collection of photos, transcripts, and writings offer an inside look into the life of the jazz musician known as Satchmo.
Michael Cogswell, 2003
7
Shadows offstage: a novel
Peter's suspicions that his sister did not commit suicide grow stronger and stronger as he talks to people who knew her.
Jay Bennett, 1974
8
In Concert: Onstage and Offstage with the Boston Symphony ...
From rehearsal to performance, from back-corridor talk to at-home life, from Boston to New York to Tanglewood, here is an intimate, behind-the-scenes picture of one of the foremost orchestras in the world.
Carl Vigeland, 2003
9
Playwright, Space and Place in Early Modern Performance: ...
But as we have seen, and as Bradley suggests, it is not just the place represented by the stage space that changes from scene to scene; the offstage place or places 'Just outside of the range of the audience's vision' can be changed too.
Mr Tim Fitzpatrick, 2013
10
Offstage at Troy
For nine years the siege of Troy has dragged on, and life outside the city gates is tough for the Greek army, stuck in their tents and huts, in the scorching heat, with constant raids by Trojans who'll kill anyone they can, servants or not.
V. C. Heane, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFSTAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offstage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lamb of God's Randy Blythe performing at the 2015 Download …
In 2012, the Virginia quintet's frontman spent five weeks in a Czech jail after being arrested for the death of a young fan he pushed offstage at a ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
2
Harry Styles, Christina Aguilera, & 12 More Celebs Whose Bodily …
Harry Styles once ran offstage in the middle of “Rock Me” to go throw up behind the stage, later telling his friend (and radio host) Nick Grimshaw that he ate too ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
3
Country Radio Won't Play Women. Ashley Monroe Won't Let That …
“Go take some pills,” Bub says kindly, as Monroe walks offstage, head in hands. * * *. One program director listened to her heart-wrenching ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
4
General Hospital Spoilers: Ron Carlivati Fired as GH Head Writer …
... identity as Jason Morgan; The increasingly “who cares” plot line of Rosalie Martinez's (Linda Elena Tovar) secret; The offstage reveal of Brad ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
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Review: Italian tenor sings great while hamming it up
... and a flock of flutes and offstage piccolos led by flutist Nadine Asin (and conducted by Stephen Mulligan) took wing in a dazzling showpiece, ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
6
Boy got country star's guitar in Fargo; is a jam session next?
A lucky young country music fan hit the jackpot this month when he was the recipient of Lee Brice's guitar before the star walked offstage after a ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Jul 15»
7
Julie Budet AKA Yelle's Summer Beauty Essentials
Onstage, Budet is an enigmatic dance music icon — but offstage, she is another mysterious French woman with that je ne sais quoi charisma. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
8
Basement Jaxx Jam in the Craziness at Summerstage
But for all the craziness offstage, there was more on stage, with outlandish costumes (including multiple gorillas at the end) and multiple kinds ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
9
Return to Ireland: The Black Snow by Paul Lynch: Review
But it is Ireland, so the war is happening offstage; the barbarism Lynch wants to explore, at any rate, is of a more intimate kind. Born in Donegal ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
10
A comedy tonight!
"I thought it would be fun to do the voice of the plant" -- another offstage role -- "But they offered me Mr. Mushnik," said D'Ambrosio. "That meant ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

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