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/ |
- 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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