stage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“story of a building, performance stage, floor, loft”), from Vulgar Latin *stāticum (“standing-place”), from Latin stāre (“to stand”). Cognate with Old English stæde, stede (“state, status, standing, place”). More at stead.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stage (plural stages)
- A phase.
- He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
- Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.
- The area, in any theatre, generally raised, upon which an audience watches plays or other public ceremonies.
- The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
- Abbreviated form of stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers.
- The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.
- (electronics) 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
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- (video games) A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.
- How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?
- This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.- 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, BBC:
- 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”, BBC:
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Terms derived from stage (noun)
Translations[edit]
phase
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in theatre
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short for stagecoach
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number of an electronic circuit’s block
The place on a microscope
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Verb[edit]
stage (third-person singular simple present stages, present participle staging, simple past and past participle staged)
- To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- The salesman’s demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
- (Of a protest or strike etc.) To carry out.
- To cause to pause or wait at a designated location.
- We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.
- to stage data to be written at a later time
Translations[edit]
to produce on a stage
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to demonstrate in a deceptive manner
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(protest, strike, ...) to carry out
to pause or wait
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Dutch[edit]
Noun[edit]
stage m (plural stages, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin stagium, itself from Old French estage: ester + -age (modern French étage)
Noun[edit]
stage m (plural stages)
- internship, job that a trainee is doing in a workplace until a fixed date
- Ce jeune homme avait déjà fait un stage de ce genre auprès d’un des ministres tombés en 1827 ; mais le ministre avait eu soin de le placer à la Cour des Comptes. (Honoré de Balzac, Modeste Mignon, 1844)
- probation, induction
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References[edit]
- "stage" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French stage.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stage m (invariable)
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