scenario
Syllables: sce·na·ri·oUK/sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ//sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/
scenario noun: an outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
Noun
scenario (plural scenarios or (rare) scenari)
- An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour.2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
- The researchers believe there are two possible scenarios that have placed J1249+36 on its swift path.2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN
- An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
- A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
scenario meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
scenario in Hindi
- outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work
- परिदृश्य paridŕśya
scenario in Tamil
- திரைப்படக் காட்சி, நிகழ்வோட்டம், நிலைமை, சந்தர்ப்பம்
scenario in Bengali
- চিত্রনাট্য, দৃশ্যবিবরণী
scenario in Malayalam
- പരിദൃശ്യം, പ്രാഗ് രൂപം, സംക്ഷിപ്തരൂപം, തിരക്കഥ, ഒരു സാങ്കല്പിക സാഹചര്യം, സംഭവനിര
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- scenario in Kannada
- ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಸಾರಾಂಶ, ಕಥಾವಿವರ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಘಟನಾವಳಿ
- scenario in Arabic
- سِينَارْيُو sināryū
- scenario in Malay
- senario
- scenario in Indonesian
- skenario
- scenario in Thai
- ฉากทัศน์ chàak-tát, บทละคร bòt-lá-kɔɔn
- scenario in Vietnamese
- trường hợp, kịch bản, truyện phim
- scenario in Myanmar
- ဇာတ်ညွှန်း jathnywan:
Examples of scenario in a sentence
- The President laid out the scenario we face if the United States decides to cut and run.
- Your emergency scenario test next week will require strict chronological adherence to OPQRST procedures.
- This deadly scenario with this hurricane is still in play, so please take precaution.
Forms of scenario
| plural | scenarios |
|---|---|
| plural (rare) | scenari |
Origin of scenario
Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.
Words formed from scenario
Phrases with scenario
Questions about scenario
- What does scenario mean?
- Scenario means an outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- What is scenario in Hindi?
- Scenario in Hindi is परिदृश्य (paridŕśya). See Scenario meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is scenario?
- Scenario is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scenario?
- Scenario is pronounced /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of scenario?
- The plural of scenario is scenarios.
Words near scenario in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: scenario (page history and authors); scenario (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scenario (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scenario (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scenario (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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