stag's-horn coral
stag's-horn coral

stage


Definition: Meaning of, stage in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / steɪdʒ /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
stage stages
  1. time/state [countable] a particular time or state that something reaches as it grows or develops [↪  phase, step]
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. part of process [countable] one of the parts which something such as a competition or process is divided into
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  3. theatre [countable] the raised area in a theatre which actors or singers stand on when they perform [↪  backstage]
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  4. acting the stage acting as a profession, especially in theatres
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  5. centre stage if someone or something is centre stage, it has everyone's attention, or is very important
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  6. place [singular] a place or area of activity where something important happens
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  7. set the stage for something to prepare for something or make something possible
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym
  • verb
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
stage staged staged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
staging stages
[transitive]
  1. to organize a public event
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
  2. stage a comeback/recovery etc to start doing something again or being successful, after you had stopped or not been successful for some time
    SYNONYM
    Not found!
    ANTONYM
    Not found!
synonym
antonym

stage used in phrases

  • anal stage (noun)
    1. psychoanalysis the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
  • center stage (noun)
    1. a position of prominence or importance
    2. the central area on a theater stage
  • centre stage (noun)
    1. a position of prominence or importance
    2. the central area on a theatre stage
  • fare-stage (noun)
    1. a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
  • final stage (noun)
    1. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
  • genital stage (noun)
    1. psychoanalysis the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
  • landing stage (noun)
    1. a wooden structure for moving passengers and goods to and from boats
  • latency stage (noun)
    1. from about age 5 or 6 until puberty psychoanalysis the fourth period during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
  • left stage (noun)
    1. the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
  • microscope stage (noun)
    1. a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
  • More

most searched words

word of the day

moorhen
Pronunciation: ˈmɔːhɛn;ˈmʊəhɛn
Parts of Speech: noun
a black bird that lives beside streams and lakes
stage business