Stage Meaning and Definition

Word: Stage

How to pronounce: steɪʤ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A point, period, or step in a process or development.

Example sentences: "There is no need at this stage to give explicit details"

2. A raised floor or platform, typically in a theater, on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform.

Example sentences: "There are only two characters on stage"

3. A floor or level of a building or structure.

Example sentences: "The upper stage was added in the 17th century"

4. (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an age in time, forming a subdivision of a series.

Example sentences: "The Oxfordian stage"

5. Archaic term for stagecoach

Example sentences: "Besides this there were passengers coming in on the stage and mail from Silver Reef and Pioche."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Present a performance of (a play or other show)

Example sentences: "The show is being staged at the Goodspeed Opera House"

2. Style or furnish (a property for sale) in such a way as to enhance its attractiveness to potential buyers.

Example sentences: "Once we've staged the house, we bring in our photographer"

3. Diagnose or classify (a disease or patient) as having reached a particular stage in the expected progression of the disease.

Example sentences: "Cancer of the prostate is staged by the way it feels on rectal exam"

Synonyms:

scene

point

place

phase

milestone

onstage

tier

step

level

degree

grade

notch

lap

leg

bandstand

dais

podium

platform

rostrum

tribune

theatrical

theater

theatre

drama

theatrics

stagecoach

arrange

present

carry

chapter

Derivations:

staged

stagey

staging

stagy

stager

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Stage in Other Languages...

Spanish: Etapa

German: Bühne

French: étape

Italian: Fase

Turkish: Aşama