Synonyms:
phase, stage
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
degree, level, stage, point
Meaning: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
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stage
Meaning: 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"
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stage
Meaning: the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
Synonyms:
stagecoach, stage
Meaning: 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"
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stage, leg
Meaning: a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
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stage
Meaning: any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
stage, present, represent
Meaning: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
Synonyms:
stage, arrange
Meaning: plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
Usage examples
MY SECOND STAGE
Life was a stage.
This was our last stage upon the earth.
At this stage Calliope generally began to drink.
Bully place for a nice quiet snooze--empty stage, sir!"
Little Tom on the stage stopped short in what he was saying.
In no case are the roles taken by both sexes upon one stage.
"But the Duchess?" exclaimed Lord Rufford in a stage whisper.
It was to be her setting, just as a stage is the setting for a play.
"I'm not thinking of the stage. I've had another offer: that's all."