stagenoun [ C ]
uk/steɪdʒ/us/steɪdʒ/stage noun [ C ] (PART)
B2 a part of an activity or a period of development:
If you do something in stages, you divide the activity into parts and complete each part separately:
specialized engineering one of the separate parts of a rocket, each part having its own engine:
More examples
- My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar.
- I do not propose to reveal details at this stage.
- At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.
- Confession is the first stage of coming to terms with what you've done.
- The corpse was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stages & phases
- beta
- early-stage
- early-term
- in phase/out of phase idiom
- landmark
- leg
- period
- phase
- point
- step
- stepping stone
- tertiary
- the home straight
- twilight
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
stage noun [ C ] (THEATRE)
A2 the area in a theatre that is often raised above ground level and on which actors or entertainers perform:
a particular area of public life:
to go onto the stage and start to perform
More examples
- The show climaxed with all the performers singing on stage together.
- She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
- The cast all lined up on stage to take their bow.
- She made her exit from the stage to rapturous applause.
- He made his first stage appearance at the age of six.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- apron
- art house
- arthouse
- backdrop
- backstage
- center stage
- centre stage
- dressing room
- fleapit
- footlights
- green room
- onstage
- scenery
- spotlight
- stage left
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- upstage
- wing
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Idiom(s)
stageverb [ T ]
uk/steɪdʒ/us/steɪdʒ/C2 to arrange and perform a play or show:
to organize an event:
More examples
- We're staging a revival of a 1950s play.
- Protesters staged an anti-war demonstration in front of the US embassy.
- Senior union workers staged a walkout this afternoon at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.
- Students staged a sit-in in the university offices as part of their protest campaign.
- The commandos staged a daring raid on the enemy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- audition
- auteur
- computer-animated
- direct
- director
- dress rehearsal
- editor
- effect
- filmmaker
- make
- moviemaker
- picturize
- produce
- prop
- rehearsal
- run-through
- set
- setting
- staging
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: