"stage" meaning in English

See stage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: stedʒ, steɪdʒ Audio: en-us-stage.ogg [US] Forms: stage [singular], stages [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. a high floor where some people perform while other people watch
    Sense id: simple-stage-en-noun-pAsHVMfA
  2. a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach
    Sense id: simple-stage-en-noun-6sQlrJL~
  3. a phase or level
    Sense id: simple-stage-en-noun-qLkNFu5N

Verb

IPA: stedʒ, steɪdʒ Audio: en-us-stage.ogg [US] Forms: stage [canonical], stages [third-person, singular], staged [past], staged [past, participle], staging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|stag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. to put or "mount" a work on the stage
    Sense id: simple-stage-en-verb-TCQ9ChYh
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched."
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board."
        },
        {
          "text": "We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off."
        },
        {
          "text": "Have you completed the first stage in your training?"
        }
      ],
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        "a phase or level"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stage"
}

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    },
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
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    }
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  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This producer stages shows around the world."
        },
        {
          "text": "The producers will stage the new musical in New York, London, and Toronto."
        },
        {
          "text": "The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York."
        },
        {
          "text": "Producers are staging the show in several cities."
        }
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      "ipa": "stedʒ, steɪdʒ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stage.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stage"
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    },
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched."
        }
      ],
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        "a high floor where some people perform while other people watch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board."
        },
        {
          "text": "We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off."
        },
        {
          "text": "Have you completed the first stage in your training?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a phase or level"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "stedʒ, steɪdʒ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stage.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stage"
}

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      "form": "stage",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staged",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staging",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "This producer stages shows around the world."
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "text": "The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York."
        },
        {
          "text": "Producers are staging the show in several cities."
        }
      ],
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        "to put or \"mount\" a work on the stage"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "stedʒ, steɪdʒ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-stage.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "stage"
}

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