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- DictionaryStage/stāj/
noun
- 1. a point, period, or step in a process or development: "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: "there are only two characters on stage"
verb
- 1. present a performance of (a play or other show): "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: North American "once we've staged the house, we bring in our photographer"
A stage is a certain phase, like the toddler stage, when kids learn to walk and talk. Another kind of stage is a platform for a performance, although according to Shakespeare, “All the world's a stage .”. There are stages of life, development, and grief — and stages of a rocket launch.
Definition of stage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a period of development, or a particular time in a process: an early stage in his career. Our project is in its final stages. I'm not prepared to comment at this stage. Fewer examples. The disease was at an advanced stage. The project is still at an embryonic stage. The negotiations came unstuck at a crucial stage.
noun. 1a point, period, or step in a process or development:there is no need at this stage to give explicit detailsI was in the early stages of pregnancy. More example sentences. Lastly there may be a stage of exhaustion, tiredness and weakness. All stages of the re-entry went according to plan. The argument at this point proceeds in three stages.
Check pronunciation: stage. Definition of stage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAGE. 1. [count] : a particular point or period in the growth or development of something. an early/late stage of the disease. children at the same stage of development. the first/last stage [= phase] of the plan. 2. a : a raised platform in a theater, auditorium, etc., where the performers stand. [count]
stage. noun. /steɪdʒ/ period/state. [countable] a period or state that something or someone passes through while developing or making progress This technology is still in its early stages. The children are at different stages of development. The product is at the design stage. People tend to work hard at this stage of life.
