stage en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”), from Old French ester (“to be standing, be located”). Cognate with Old English stæþþan (“to make staid, stay”), Old Norse steðja (“to place, provide, confirm, allow”), Old English stede (“state, status, standing, place, station, site”). More at stead. Doublet of étage.
Meanings
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A phase.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:The Russians had promised to withdraw in three stages. One stage had been completed, and the railway between Shan-hai-kwan and Ying-k’ou (Newchang) had been returned, but all this meant was that the Russians had moved their troops from Liao-hsi, a region where they had few interests, to their major base at Liaotung.
2002, Donald Keene, Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 588:Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.
"They're bikini briefs", Nicole said. "That just means sexy underwear." "I though naked was sexy." "Well, it is. But sexy comes in stages".
1986, Daniel Woodrell, Under the Bright Lights, page 66:Such a polity is suited only to a particular stage in the progress of society.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
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(broadly) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.
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A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
Knights, squires, and steeds must enter on the stage.
1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC:The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, it is also the return of art to life.
1891, Oscar Wilde, Intentions:The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
Lo! Where the stage, the poor, degraded stage, / Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age.
1829, Charles Sprague, Curiosity:
- A floor or storey of a house.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
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A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
a parcel sent you by the stage
1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:In the 1880s he ran a stage that connected various interior towns with the coastal port.
The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.
I went in the sixpenny stage.
1711 April 14, letter to Stella, Jonathan Swift:
- (dated) A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station, way station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.
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(dated) A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road.
At present, however, in spite of vigorous efforts to increase through train working, the stage-by-stage movement of individual wagons remains the normal method of freight movement.
1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 377:The Mount Vernon, favoured by a good stage of water, soon cleared the narrow Monongahela channel, passed the confluence, and headed down under full steam, […].
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter 3, in The Purchase Price:He travelled by gig, with his wife, his favourite horse performing the journey by easy stages.
1858, Samuel Smiles, Robert Stephenson, The Life of George Stephenson: Railway Engineer, page 356:a stage of ten miles
A stage […] signifies a certain distance on a road.
1807, Francis Jeffrey, “Clarkson on Quakerism”, in The Edinburgh Review April 1807:
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The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
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The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
He placed the slide on the stage.
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A level; one of the areas making up the game.
Additionally, popular supporting characters make cameos on certain stages, such as in Smashville, where you'll find Tom Nook and other familiar faces from Animal Crossing.
2007 December 14, Chris Slate, “Get Ready to Smash”, in Nintendo Power, volume 222, page 49:How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?
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A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
Paid media is the admission ticket to enter the big-time Washington stage.
2015, Gary Andres, Paul Hernnson, Lobbying Reconsidered: Politics Under the Influence, page 149:When we are born, we cry that we are come / To this stage of fools.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.
2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:Ere while of Muſick, and Ethereal mirth, Wherewith the ſtage of Ayr and Earth did ring,
c. 1630, John Milton, “The Passion”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 16:
- The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
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The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
This way, we simply stretch the image of a monophonic sound across a wider area on the stereo stage and create an altogether bigger impression.
2013, Roey Izhaki, Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools, page 391:
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(metonymically, uncountable, with-definite-article) The profession of an actor.
In other professions in which men engage / (Said I to myself, said I), / The Army, the Navy, the Church and the Stage / (Said I to myself, said I)
1882 November 25 (first performance), W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert; Arthur Sullivan, music, […] Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri, London: Chappell & Co., […], published [1885?], act I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| stages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Descendants
Synonyms
level (phase) · phase · track · map · level · zone · tier (phase) · area · world · board · lap (phase) · level
Translations (304)
kmr gihînek (phase) · es escenario (in theatre) · eo etapo (a degree of advancement on a journey) · ur سَحْنَہ (in theatre) · bg стъпа́ло (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · grc ἐπίδοσις (a degree of advancement on a journey) · fr phase (phase) · be эстра́да (in theatre) · my ဇာတ်ခုံ (in theatre) · ru предме́тный сто́лик (place on a microscope) · sq etapë (phase) · ja 段階 (phase) · hu színpad (in theatre) · rsk сцена (in theatre) · bg ста́дий (phase) · ca estadi (phase) · ru сце́на (in theatre) · tg марҳала (phase) · lb Bühn (in theatre) · uz bosqich (phase) · da stadie (phase) · gl etapa (phase) · sv etage (in geology) · es tarima (in theatre) · ko 스테이지 (in theatre) · el αντικειμενοφόρα πλάκα (place on a microscope) · sh ета̀па (phase) · az mərhələ (phase) · ro scenă (in theatre) · ky сцена (in theatre) · lo ເວທີ (in theatre) · nl fase (phase) · ps مرحله (phase) · fi vaihe (in geology) · ms tahap (phase) · gl escenario (in theatre) · tt сәхнә (in theatre) · lo ໄລຍະ (phase) · ru эстра́да (in theatre) · eu fase (phase) · sw ukumbi (in theatre) · uk ета́п (phase) · mk бина (in theatre) · hu tárgyasztal (place on a microscope) · cs stádium (phase) · mt palk (in theatre) · km វគ្គ (phase) · fr étage (in geology) · he שְׁלָב (phase) · es calesa (short for stagecoach) · pl faza (phase) · de Brettl (in theatre) · ro fază (phase) · tr safha (phase) · mn тайз (in theatre) · ht sèn (in theatre) · ru я́рус (in geology) · hu szakasz (phase) · ota مرتبه (phase) · es etapa (phase) · be ста́дыя (phase) · be эта́п (phase) · ovd sen (in theatre) · bg ета́п (phase) · pt palco (in theatre) · kk кезең (phase) · cy cam (phase) · bg сце́на (in theatre) · uk ста́дія (phase) · bg по́диум (in theatre) · bg дилижа́нс (short for stagecoach) · la scaena (in theatre) · bg ета́п (a degree of advancement on a journey) · cmn 舞臺 /舞台 (in theatre) · es tablao (in theatre) · bg естра́да (in theatre) · es tablas (in theatre) · pt etapa (phase) · ur چَبُوتْرا (in theatre) · be фа́за (phase) · kk сахна (in theatre) · sh би́на (in theatre) · el στάδιο (phase) · fo pallur (in theatre) · mi whatārangi (in theatre) · lv skatuve (in theatre) · co palcu (in theatre) · kmr faz (phase) · ta நிலை (phase) · gl fase (phase) · sk javisko (in theatre) · mk сцена (in theatre) · kl scene (in theatre) · kmr gav (phase) · ca escenari (in theatre) · rm palc (in theatre) · ar مَرْحَلَة (phase) · grc σκηνή (in theatre) · it fase (phase) · ota باصامق (phase) · ckb قۆناغ (phase) · it tappa (phase) · mn үе (phase) · ja 段 (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · sw ukumbi (phase) · fi pöytä (place on a microscope) · mi tūāoma (a degree of advancement on a journey) · cs etapa (phase) · tg саҳна (in theatre) · mn үе шат (phase) · nl etappe (phase) · es palco escénico (in theatre) · ar خَشَبَةُ الْمَسْرَح (in theatre) · ru эта́п (phase) · sh позо́рница (in theatre) · sv etapp (phase) · ru ступе́нь (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · mt stadju (phase) · sh etàpa (phase) · km ទិសមានាការ (phase) · fr platine (place on a microscope) · uk підмо́стки (in theatre) · sl obdobje (phase) · de Etappe (phase) · nl stadium (phase) · rm tribuna (in theatre) · da etape (phase) · mn үелэл (phase) · id fase (phase) · uk фа́за (phase) · pdt Bien (in theatre) · sk štádium (phase) · hsb jewišćo (in theatre) · sh kazalnica (in theatre) · sh bína (in theatre) · mi atamira (in theatre) · th เวที (in theatre) · pl podium (in theatre) · et lava (in theatre) · es diligencia (short for stagecoach) · lt etapas (phase) · km អន្លើ (phase) · el ταχυδρομική άμαξα (short for stagecoach) · se lávdi (in theatre) · vi giai đoạn (phase) · ru дилижа́нс (short for stagecoach) · ps صحنه (in theatre) · km ឆាក (in theatre) · ps ناټک (in theatre) · ta கட்டம் (phase) · da etape (a degree of advancement on a journey) · ja ステージ (in theatre) · ca pas (phase) · ga stáitse (in theatre) · sv scen (in theatre) · he בָּמָה (in theatre) · pt estágio (phase) · ca escena (in theatre) · ky этап (phase) · ka სცენა (in theatre) · ky баскыч (phase) · alt баскыш (phase) · ba сәхнә (in theatre) · hi चबूतरा (in theatre) · hy բեմ (in theatre) · da scene (in theatre) · kmr sehne (in theatre) · es tablado (in theatre) · fi näyttämö (in theatre) · ms pentas (in theatre) · ka სტადია (phase) · oc etapa (phase) · sq skenë (in theatre) · el φάση (phase) · bg фа́за (phase) · sk etapa (phase) · it palco (in theatre) · uz sahna (in theatre) · sh pozórnica (in theatre) · nb scene (in theatre) · ug باسقۇچ (phase) · lo ຂັ້ນ (phase) · nb etappe (phase) · lt scena (in theatre) · ta அரங்கம் (in theatre) · id babak (in theatre) · fr étape (phase) · co scena (in theatre) · uk сце́на (in theatre) · ca etapa (phase) · eo stadio (phase) · es escena (in theatre) · sw ukumbi (place on a microscope) · ja ステージ (phase) · cy llwyfan (in theatre) · kmr merhele (phase) · my စခန်း (phase) · nb skueplass (in theatre) · mi tūāoma (phase) · es piso (in geology) · ota صحنه (in theatre) · uk естра́да (in theatre) · lv stadija (phase) · fi vaunut (short for stagecoach) · fr scène (in theatre) · sh казалница (in theatre) · es estadio (phase) · ga céim (phase) · sq fazë (phase) · sl oder (in theatre) · sw ukumbi (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · he שָׁלָב (phase) · sh stȃdīj (phase) · et estraad (in theatre) · enm stage (phase) · tl entablado (in theatre) · ru эта́п (a degree of advancement on a journey) · is svið (in theatre) · ja 舞台 (in theatre) · ar مَسْرَح (in theatre) · my အဆင့် (phase) · ru ста́дия (phase) · hi चरण (phase) · bn মঞ্চ (in theatre) · enm stage (in theatre) · be сцэ́на (in theatre) · nl podium (in theatre) · la suggestus (in theatre) · fi vaihe (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · ru фа́за (phase) · az səhnə (in theatre) · fa-ira صَحْنِه (in theatre) · lo ລະຢະ (phase) · kmr gihanek (phase) · et etapp (phase) · ko 스테이지 (phase) · fr calèche (short for stagecoach) · pl etap (phase) · pt fase (phase) · ga ardán (in theatre) · lt stadija (phase) · be падмо́сткі (in theatre) · nl toneel (in theatre) · nl trap (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · vi sân khấu (in theatre) · uz davr (phase) · tk sahna (in theatre) · th ระยะ (phase) · es etapa (number of an electronic circuit’s block) · sl stopnja (phase) · oc estapa (phase) · kmr qonax (phase) · pl okres (phase) · sl prizor (in theatre) · ca fase (phase) · ky стадия (phase) · el σκηνή (in theatre) · kmr qedem (phase) · eu agertoki (in theatre) · fi etappi (a degree of advancement on a journey) · cmn 階段 /阶段 (phase) · pl estrada (in theatre) · gd àrd-ùrlar (in theatre) · eo scenejo (in theatre) · gl andaina (phase) · yi בינע (in theatre) · da skueplads (in theatre) · ky сахна (in theatre) · hy փուլ (phase) · ur مَنْچ (in theatre) · tr plato (in theatre) · sh ста̑дӣј (phase) · it stadio (phase) · ro etapă (phase) · cs jeviště (in theatre) · gcf senn (in theatre) · es entablado (in theatre) · ko 단계 (phase) · pl scena (in theatre) · tr sahne (in theatre) · ko 무대 (in theatre) · ru подмо́стки (in theatre) · ug سەھنە (in theatre) · fa-ira مَرْحَلِه (phase) · ar مُنَصَّة (in theatre) · tr evre (phase) · es platina (place on a microscope) · mn фаз (phase) · enm stage (a degree of advancement on a journey) · yue 舞臺 /舞台 (in theatre) · mk етапа (phase) · th ขั้นตอน (phase) · fi vaihe (phase) · de Stufe (phase) · fa-ira سِن (in theatre) · bg предме́тна ма́са (place on a microscope) · uk я́рус (in geology) · eo fazo (phase) · it scena (in theatre) · ur مَرْحَلَہ (phase) · de Bühne (in theatre) · kix vītā (same stage or equal stage) · hi मंच (in theatre) · yue 階段 /阶段 (phase)