"upstage" meaning in English

See upstage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-upstage.ogg [US], en-au-upstage.ogg [Australia] Forms: upstage [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: up + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|up|stage}} up + stage Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. At the back of a stage.
    Sense id: simple-upstage-en-adj-RytJdXXn

Noun

IPA: /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-upstage.ogg [US], en-au-upstage.ogg [Australia] Forms: upstage [singular], [plural]
Etymology: up + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|up|stage}} up + stage Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
    Sense id: simple-upstage-en-noun-o5elV5Y0

Preposition

IPA: /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-upstage.ogg [US], en-au-upstage.ogg [Australia] Forms: upstage
Etymology: up + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|up|stage}} up + stage Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. toward or at the back of a stage.
    Sense id: simple-upstage-en-prep-8f3qZ5yo
  2. away from a camera.
    Sense id: simple-upstage-en-prep-BbKWAVu8

Verb

IPA: /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-upstage.ogg [US], en-au-upstage.ogg [Australia] Forms: upstage [canonical], upstages [third-person, singular], upstaged [past], upstaged [past, participle], upstaging [present, participle]
Etymology: up + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|up|stage}} up + stage Head templates: {{verb|upstag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.
    Sense id: simple-upstage-en-verb-BqJe26Lf
  2. To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.
    Sense id: simple-upstage-en-verb-GvWeJw5z
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