onstage B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɑːnˈsteɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #11332 Meanings 1 adv Onto or on the part of the stage that the audience can see. It was time to go onstage. 2 adj Happening on the part of the stage visible to the audience. Her onstage presence held the whole theatre's attention. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites offstage Etymology AI details From on + stage. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # onstage **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɑːnˈsteɪdʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 11332 ## Meanings 1. Onto or on the part of the stage that the audience can see. 2. Happening on the part of the stage visible to the audience. ## Examples - It was time to go onstage. - Her onstage presence held the whole theatre's attention. ## Antonyms - offstage ## Etymology From on + stage. ## AI Etymology Onstage comes from on + stage. Modern senses include onto or on the part of the stage that the audience can see and happening on the part of the stage visible to the audience. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown