stage
/steɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable
Stage means: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.
Synonyms for stage11
noun, as in a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
noun, as in any distinct time period in a sequence of events
noun, as in a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
noun, as in a section or portion of a journey or course
noun, as in a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
verb, as in plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
What does stage mean?10
noun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process“a remarkable degree of frankness”
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”
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”
a section or portion of a journey or course“then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise”
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
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”
the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)“an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage”
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something“All the world's a stage”
verb
perform (a play), especially on a stage“we are going to stage ‘Othello’”
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)“the neighboring tribe staged an invasion”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with stage?12
Stage in a sentence
- Ready or not, we have to be on stage in five minutes.CK
- After he fell on the stage, the singer won the support of the public.marcelostockle
- When the police came on stage, the criminal gave up.marcelostockle
- When the curtain went up, the stage was dark._undertoad
- When the band took the stage, the crowd went wild.Hybrid
- All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.carlosalberto
- As long as people are people, there will always be a stage for tragedy.marcelostockle
- Depending on where you sit, you might not be able to see the stage.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of stage
as a noun
- plural
- stages
as a verb
- past tense
- staged
- present participle
- staging
- third-person singular
- stages
- past participle
- staged