Examples: the police returned to the scene of the crime
Examples: their parting was a sad scene
Examples: the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
Examples: the political picture is favorable the religious scene in England has changed in the last century
Examples: the first act has three scenes
Examples: he had a fit she threw a tantrum he made a scene
Examples: he painted scenes from everyday life figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment
Examples: the perfect setting for a ghost story
Examples: they worked all night painting the scenery
scene (English)└── scene (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)) └── scaena (Latin) └── σκηνή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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