stage

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): stedʒ, steɪdʒ

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Noun

Singular stage

Plural stages

A person on a stage making music

1. a high floor where some people perform while other people watch

   The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched.

2. a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach

   The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board.

   We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park.

3. a phase or level

   The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off.

   Have you completed the first stage in your training?

Related words

• backstage
• downstage
• upstage

Verb

Plain form stage

Third-person singular stages

Past tense staged

Past participle staged

Present participle staging

1. to put or "mount" a work on the stage

   This producer stages shows around the world.

   The producers will stage the new musical in New York, London, and Toronto.

   The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York.

   Producers are staging the show in several cities.