What does on-the-scene mean?

on-the-scene means "at the scene of action".

How many syllables are in on-the-scene?

on-the-scene has 3 syllables and divides as on--the--scene under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for on-the-scene?

Close synonyms include on-the-spot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is on-the-scene a common word?

on-the-scene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

On-the-scene — meaning, 1 synonym and examples

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
at the scene of action
“an on-the-spot reporter”
“on-the-spot inspections”
“an on-the scene newscast”
Synonymson-the-spot
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What does on-the-scene mean?: on-the-scene means "at the scene of action".
How many syllables are in on-the-scene?: on-the-scene has 3 syllables and divides as on--the--scene under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.
What is another word for on-the-scene?

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