Scenario definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'scenario' ; -narios · 2. a predicted sequence of events ;; səˈnɑriˌoʊ · sceˈnariˌos · 3. an outline for any proposed or planned series of events, ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'scenario'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× scenario (sɪnɑːrioʊ ,US-ner- ) Wordforms:pluralscenarios 1. countablenoun Ifyoutalkaboutalikelyorpossiblescenario,youaretalkingaboutthewayinwhichasituationmaydevelop. ...thenightmarescenarioofadividedandirrelevantRoyalFamily.[+of] Intheworst-casescenario,youcouldbecomeahomelessperson. Trytoimagineallthepossiblescenariosandwhatactionyouwouldtake. 2. countablenoun Thescenarioofafilmisapieceofwritingthatgivesanoutlineofthestory. MoreSynonymsofscenario COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof scenario Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'scenario' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'scenario' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'spa' HindiTranslationof'scenario' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency scenarioinBritishEnglish (sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ ) nounWordforms:plural-narios1. asummaryoftheplotofaplay,etc,includinginformationaboutitscharacters,scenes,etc 2. apredictedsequenceofevents let'stryanotherscenario,involvingthedemiseofdemocracy CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsscenarist(ˈsiːnərɪst ,sɪˈnɑː-)noun WordoriginC19:viaItalianfromLatinscēnārium,fromscēna;seescene WordFrequency scenarioinAmericanEnglish (səˈnɛriˌoʊ ;səˈnɑriˌoʊ ) nounWordforms:pluralsceˈnariˌos1.  anoutlineorsynopsisofaplay,opera,orthelike,indicatingscenes,characters,etc. 2. US thescriptofafilm 3.  anoutlineforanyproposedorplannedseriesofevents,realorimagined Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsscenarist(sceˈnarist)US noun WordoriginIt