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set the stage en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.
    • White House policies—on taxing and spending, trade and regulation—will set the stage for recovery. 2008 March 20, Kristina Dell, “A Voter's Guide to the Economy”, in Time:
    • Pardew was a member of the Palace side that lost in a replay to United at Wembley in 1990 and was in charge of West Ham when they were hit by Steven Gerrard's famous late equaliser in Cardiff that set the stage for Liverpool to beat the Hammers on penalties after a 3-3 draw. 2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:
  2. (idiomatic) To provide introductory context.
    • There is clearly more to the quote than what you've cited here. Otherwise, how would you be able to claim it has anything to do with Pesach in the first place? Obviously there's something that comes before what you've quoted, which sets the stage. 2006 April 28, Steve Goldfarb, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
setting the stage Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sets the stage Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
set the stage Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
set the stage Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

stage set

Synonyms

grease the wheels · pave the way

Translations (5)

es sentar las bases (verb) · pl położyć podwaliny (verb) · sv kratta manegen (verb) · pl kłaść podwaliny (verb) · es establecer / preparar el escenario / terreno (verb)