onstage
adverb · adjective
Simple meaning
Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ahnstayjSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɑnsˈteɪdʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adverb
Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.
“It was time for her to go onstage.”
adjective
Situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience
On the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.
Used this way, onstage is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“It was time for her to go onstage.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use onstage
- “It was time for her to go onstage.”adverb
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