noun🔗ShareThe part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera."The director told the actors to move downstage so the audience could see their faces better. "stageentertainmentpositionareaartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restage (a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage)."After the new treatment, the doctor was pleased to downstage the patient's tumor from stage III to stage II. "medicinediseasestagebiologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAt the front of a stage."The downstage edge of the stage is marked with tape so the actors know where to stop walking forward. "stageentertainmentpositionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareToward or at the front of a theatrical stage."The director told the actor to move downstage so the audience could see his face better. "stageentertainmentpositiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareTowards a motion-picture or television camera."The director asked the actor to move downstage slightly so he would be better framed in the shot. "mediaentertainmentstageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
