- a platform or dock
- a scaffold for workmen
- a level, floor, or story
- a platform on which plays, speeches, etc. are presented
- any area, as in an arena theater, in which actors perform
- the whole working section of a theater, including the acting area, the backstage area, etc.
- the theater, drama, or acting as a profession: with the
- the scene of an event or series of events
- the center of attention
- a place where a stop is made on a journey, esp., formerly, a regular stopping point for a stagecoach
- the distance or a part of a route between two stopping places; leg of a journey
- stagecoach
- a shelf attached to a microscope for holding the object to be viewed
- a period, level, or degree in a process of development, growth, or change: the larval stage of an insect
- any of two or more propulsion units used, in sequence, as the launch vehicle of a missile, spacecraft, etc.: when no longer operational or useful, the lower stages usually separate and fall back to earth
- Electronics a component, circuit, etc. that does one specific job, as amplification, while being a part of a larger, more complex system
- Geol. a subdivision of a series of stratified rocks consisting of the rocks laid down during a geologic age
Origin of stage
Middle English from Old French estage from Vulgar Latin an unverified form staticum from Classical Latin status, past participle of stare, to standtransitive verb
staged, stag′ing- to present, represent, or exhibit on or as on a stage
- to plan, arrange, and carry out: to stage a counteroffensive
- to create or manage (an elaborate ruse or pretense): to stage one's own death and flee the country
to be suitable for presentation on the stage: a play that stages well
stage Idioms
by easy stages
- traveling only a short distance at a time
- working or acting unhurriedly, with stops for rest
