Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behind the scenes

/bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: be-hind the scenes
IPA: /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal

prep_phrase

In secret; out of public view.

adj

Being or working out in secret or out of public view.

adj

Divulging or reporting hidden workings.

Example Sentences

"Many videos come with features that show what went on behind the scenes to make the movie and special effects."
"The men who stood behind the scenes and worked the religious puppet-show by hidden wires to the awe and astonishment of the gaping vulgar."
"The government has been negotiating behind the scenes with the separatists for months."
"He was more comfortable behind the scenes, he admitted, writing articles, drafting speeches for others. “I don't really have what it takes to be a hand-shaker or a baby-kisser,” he said."
"They told me it was because they knew the Hur report was about to drop. And they knew it would have all this stuff about classified information and about him seeming superold and addled behind the scenes."

Inflected Forms

behind-the-scenes (alternative) BTS (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce behind the scenes?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/.
What does behind the scenes mean?: behind the scenery and stage area; backstage; among the actors; during the production or rehearsal

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