upstage
🇺🇸
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
adverb
R
further back on a theater stage
The actor stood upstage, away from the audience.
verb
R
to draw attention away from someone else
She tried to upstage her colleague by wearing a bright red dress to the meeting.
translation
further back on a theater stage
to draw attention away from someone else
Word Forms
3rd Present
upstages
Past
upstaged
Perfect
upstaged
Progressive
upstaging