Meaning of "upstage" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UPSTAGE

upstage  [ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPSTAGE

Upstage is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb upstage in English.

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

WHAT DOES UPSTAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blocking (stage)

In theatre, blocking is the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th-century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. Gilbert who worked out the staging of a scene on a miniature stage using blocks to represent each of the actors. In contemporary theatre, the director usually determines blocking during rehearsal, telling actors where they should move for the proper dramatic effect, ensure sight lines for the audience and work with the lighting design of the scene. Each scene in a play is usually "blocked" as a unit, after which the director will move on to the next scene. The positioning of actors on stage in one scene will usually affect the possibilities for subsequent positioning unless the stage is cleared between scenes. Once all the blocking is completed a play is said to be "fully blocked" and then the process of "polishing" or refinement begins. During the blocking rehearsal usually the assistant director or the stage manager take notes about where actors are positioned and their movement patterns on stage.

Definition of upstage in the English dictionary

The first definition of upstage in the dictionary is on, at, or to the rear of the stage. Other definition of upstage is of or relating to the back half of the stage. Upstage is also haughty; supercilious; aloof.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UPSTAGE

PRESENT

Present

I upstage

you upstage

he/she/it upstages

we upstage

you upstage

they upstage

Present continuous

I am upstaging

you are upstaging

he/she/it is upstaging

we are upstaging

you are upstaging

they are upstaging

Present perfect

I have upstaged

you have upstaged

he/she/it has upstaged

we have upstaged

you have upstaged

they have upstaged

Present perfect continuous

I have been upstaging

you have been upstaging

he/she/it has been upstaging

we have been upstaging

you have been upstaging

they have been upstaging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I upstaged

you upstaged

he/she/it upstaged

we upstaged

you upstaged

they upstaged

Past continuous

I was upstaging

you were upstaging

he/she/it was upstaging

we were upstaging

you were upstaging

they were upstaging

Past perfect

I had upstaged

you had upstaged

he/she/it had upstaged

we had upstaged

you had upstaged

they had upstaged

Past perfect continuous

I had been upstaging

you had been upstaging

he/she/it had been upstaging

we had been upstaging

you had been upstaging

they had been upstaging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will upstage

you will upstage

he/she/it will upstage

we will upstage

you will upstage

they will upstage

Future continuous

I will be upstaging

you will be upstaging

he/she/it will be upstaging

we will be upstaging

you will be upstaging

they will be upstaging

Future perfect

I will have upstaged

you will have upstaged

he/she/it will have upstaged

we will have upstaged

you will have upstaged

they will have upstaged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been upstaging

you will have been upstaging

he/she/it will have been upstaging

we will have been upstaging

you will have been upstaging

they will have been upstaging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would upstage

you would upstage

he/she/it would upstage

we would upstage

you would upstage

they would upstage

Conditional continuous

I would be upstaging

you would be upstaging

he/she/it would be upstaging

we would be upstaging

you would be upstaging

they would be upstaging

Conditional perfect

I would have upstage

you would have upstage

he/she/it would have upstage

we would have upstage

you would have upstage

they would have upstage

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been upstaging

you would have been upstaging

he/she/it would have been upstaging

we would have been upstaging

you would have been upstaging

they would have been upstaging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you upstage
we let´s upstage
you upstage

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to upstage

Past participle

upstaged

Present Participle

upstaging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «UPSTAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «upstage» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of upstage

eclipse · outclass · outdo · outshine · outstrip · overshadow · surpass · top · transcend

TRANSLATION OF UPSTAGE

Find out the translation of upstage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of upstage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upstage» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 抢戏
• Translator English - Spanish: eclipsar
• English: upstage
• Translator English - Hindi: चुनौती
• Translator English - Arabic: يطغى
• Translator English - Russian: отодвинуть на задний план
• Translator English - Portuguese: relegar
• Translator English - Bengali: উন্নাসিক
• Translator English - French: upstage
• Translator English - Malay: Di atas pentas
• Translator English - German: Schau stehlen
• Translator English - Japanese: 偉そうに
• Translator English - Korean: 도도
• Translator English - Javanese: Upstage
• Translator English - Vietnamese: upstage
• Translator English - Tamil: upstage
• Translator English - Marathi: अपस्टेज
• Translator English - Turkish: kibirli
• Translator English - Italian: eclissare
• Translator English - Polish: upstage
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відсунути на задній план
• Translator English - Romanian: upstage
• Translator English - Greek: upstage
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kniehalter
• Translator English - Swedish: upstage
• Translator English - Norwegian: upstage

7 QUOTES WITH «UPSTAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word upstage.

1

Georgina Chapman

Bridesmaids are never going to upstage the bride.

2

Will Hermes

Adele Adkins' retro-soul debut, '19', was striking less for her songs than for that voice: a voluptuous, slightly parched alto that swooped and fluttered like a Dusty Springfield student trying to upstage her teacher, or at least update the rules.

3

Padma Lakshmi

Jewelry should not upstage you. I pick one hot point on my body that I'm going to highlight. Let one area do the singing - you don't want to hear three songs at once.

4

Ian Mckellen

You mustn't upstage the bride.

5

Adam Rapp

Film directing has perfected my theater directing. I think when I first started directing, a lot of my stuff was very lateral; I was afraid to have the actors' backs turned away, afraid to put them too far upstage, and I think once I did more things with film, I got more interested in composition.

6

Ed Rendell

You know rule one for the vice president is make sure you never upstage the president, right? It's rule one.

7

Tom Wopat

I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPSTAGE»

Discover the use of upstage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upstage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Upstage, Downstage, Cross

A book about a struggling actor who mumbles, tumbles, and fumbles his way through acting school and reperatory and touring theatre in England in the early 20th century

Bill Thomas, 2012

For Music's Sake: Asbury Park's Upstage Club and Green ...

The story of Asbury Park and its musical heritage is well known and loved by many the world over.

Carrie Potter-Devening, 2011

Upstage Your Neighbors: A Guide for Preparing Your Home to Sell

Patrick S. Tremblay. YOUR NEIGHBORS A GUIDE FOR PREPARING YOUR HOME TO SELL Patrick S. Tremblay Upstage Your Neighbors: A Guide for Preparing Your Home to. UPSTAGE Front Cover.

Patrick S. Tremblay

Building Dances

Direction Face Upstage Left Diagonal Ity This • Face upstage left diagonal. • Move in place facing upstage left diagonal. • Travel in that direction. Challenge • Create a short dance phrase that changes direction. Repeat one of the movements ...

Susan McGreevy-Nichols, Helene Scheff, Marty Sprague, 2005

Upstage

UpStage is an open source server-side application that has been purpose built for Cyberformance: multiple artists collaborate in real time via the UpStage platform to create and present live theatrical performances, for audiences who can be ...

Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

What Glorious Times They Had: Nellie McClung, a Satire

(Nellie turns to exit upstage right and then turns back) You know, I'm rather fond of this hat. (Blackout. Fletcher and Nellie turn their chairs around and sit, facing us. Lillian and Cora enter from upstage left, turn the stage left chairs around and sit ...

Diane Grant, 1974

little miss christie

UPSTAGE RIGHT is another EXIT, also leading to unseen hallways and rooms. Along the back wall UPSTAGE RIGHT and UPSTAGE LEFT are bookcases or shelves stacked with volumes. French doors are UPSTAGE CENTER leading onto ...

‎

UpSTAGE Experiment. UpSTAGE Technology Report: Vibration ...

This document presents the design philosophy and test criteria for vibration and shock which were applied to the UpSTAGE Experiment vehicles.

D. E. Hines, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS ASTRONAUTICS CO-HB HUNTINGTON BEACH CA., 1972

The Great Ice Cream Scheme!

Another window is in the wall UPSTAGE of the door. Lettered on this window, the reverse side shows "Pop Sicle's lce Cream Parlor." A sign which says " Waitresses needed" is propped in the window. A small town street is visible beyond the ...

Billy St. John, 1996

Paint the Town Pink

A counter of medium height runs from the upstage wall, at about U R C, downstage to R C and then over to the wall R, enclosing a small section of the stage which is the private domain of the principal's secretary. This section is entered by a ...

Anne Coulter Hartens, 1957

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPSTAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upstage is used in the context of the following news items.

Western Exposure: Upstage

Wyoming, you've got this thing going on. I'm not sure if you realize it, but it's definitely a thing. And it's gaining momentum online. Read more ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»

Did Pippa Middleton try to upstage Duchess Kate once again?

Did Pippa Middleton upstage her sister, The Duchess of Cambridge at Princess Charlotte's christening? Photo: Getty Images. Pippa Middleton made headlines ... «New Idea, Jul 15»

UpStage presents 'Dance on Widow's Row'

Photo provided by UpStage Theatre Company -- The cast of 'The Dance on Widow's Row' includes, seated from left, Seynabou Diack, Krystal Blatcher, and ... «The Advocate, Jun 15»

VFL wrap: Sandringham upstage Port Melbourne in thriller

The big one: Sandringham upstaged Port Melbourne in a thrilling finish at North Port Oval by seven points to keep its top-four hopes alive and signal that Paul ... «The Age, Jun 15»

Kris Jenner Plans on Using Son Rob Kardashian to Upstage Caitlyn …

“Rob thinks it's twisted that his mom wants to use him to upstage Caitlyn's big night.” Caitlyn Jenner. (Photo Credit: Vanity Fair). And although he won't be in the ... «Life & Style Weekly, Jun 15»

Wedding guest's proposal totally upstages bride's big day and the …

All wedding guests know you NEVER upstage the bride. That means no white dresses, no rinsing the free bar and getting off with Uncle Bob under the top table. «Metro, May 15»

Beyoncé & Nicki Minaj Upstage TSwift

Is that Beyoncé and Nicki eating hamburgers? The pair's new 'Feeling Myself' music video is absurd, understated, and brilliant—and might get you to finally care ... «Daily Beast, May 15»

Babe The Sheep Pig and Animal Farm, Upstage Centre Youth …

SPRING has sprung and nowhere is this more apparent than at Upstage Centre Youth Theatre in York, where a talented young cast invite you to watch two very ... «The Press, York, May 15»

'Talley's Folly' is terrific at Aurora Theatre's Harry Upstage

'Talley's Folly' is terrific at Aurora Theatre's Harry Upstage. April 13, 2015 11:00 am by Emily S. Mendel. Sally (Lauren English*) tends to an injured Matt (Rolf ... «Berkeleyside, Apr 15»

Bees Upstage Obama at White House Easter Egg Roll

It was not the wild thing the kids were expecting. President Barack Obama was reading "Where the Wild Things Are," the Maurice Sendak children's classic, ... «NBCNews.com, Apr 15»