stage
//steɪd͡ʒ//
Forms
- Plural
- stages
- present (v1)
- stage
- past (v2)
- staged
- past participle (v3)
- staged
- present participle
- staging
- 3rd person singular
- stages
Definitions
1.A phase.
- He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
- Such a polity is suited only to a particular stage in the progress of society.
- Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.
2.One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.
3.A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
- Knights, squires, and steeds must enter on the stage.
- Lo! Where the stage, the poor, degraded stage, / Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age.
4.A floor or storey of a house.
- Have you ever heard her sing on stage?
1.To arrange in a manner intended to deceive.
- The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
2.To furnish and decorate (a property) to make it more appealing to potential buyers.
3.To orchestrate; to carry out.
- A protest will be staged in the public square on Monday.
- The workers staged a strike.
4.To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".
Frequency
Overall
Common· #939
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”), from Old French ester (“to be standing, be located”).