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Definition of upstage verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upstage

verb
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they upstage
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
he / she / it upstages
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒɪz/
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒɪz/
past simple upstaged
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒd/
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒd/
past participle upstaged
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒd/
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒd/
-ing form upstaging
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. upstage somebody to say or do something that makes people notice you more than the person that they should be interested in
    • She was furious at being upstaged by her younger sister.
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