Meaning & Definition of Stage in English
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Stage
/steʤ/
noun
1. Any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- "We are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
synonym:
- phase,
- stage
2. A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- "A remarkable degree of frankness"
- "At what stage are the social sciences?"
synonym:
- degree,
- level,
- stage,
- point
3. A large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
- "He clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
synonym:
- stage
4. The theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
- "An early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
synonym:
- stage
5. A large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- "We went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles"
synonym:
- stagecoach,
- stage
6. A section or portion of a journey or course
- "Then we embarked on the second stage of our caribbean cruise"
synonym:
- stage,
- leg
7. Any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- "All the world's a stage"--shakespeare
- "It set the stage for peaceful negotiations"
synonym:
- stage
8. A small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
synonym:
- stage,
- microscope stage
verb
1. Perform (a play), especially on a stage
- "We are going to stage `othello'"
synonym:
- stage,
- present,
- represent
2. Plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- "The neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
synonym:
- stage,
- arrange
Examples of using
Paper is patient. There may pass a long time from the planning stage till the execution of a project. Not everything agreed on paper will be respected and accomplished. There is much written down what is wrong.
This seat has a clear view of the stage.
Have you ever heard her sing on stage?