STAGES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Middle English (denoting a floor of a building, platform, or stopping place): shortening of Old French estage ‘dwelling’, based on Latin stare ‘to stand’. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century

a point, period, or step in a process or development

point, period, or step in process or development

• there is no need at this stage to give explicit details
• I was in the early stages of pregnancy

a raised floor or platform, typically in a theatre, on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform

raised floor or platform on which actors perform

• there are only two characters on stage

a floor or level of a building or structure

floor or level of building or structure

• the upper stage was added in the 17th century

(in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an age in time, forming a subdivision of a series

(in chronostratigraphy) range of strata corresponding to age in time

• the Oxfordian stage

a stagecoach.

stagecoach

a place designated for a bus, taxi, or other public vehicle to stop and let passengers on and off; a bus stop or taxi rank

bus stop or taxi rank

• he was waiting at the taxi stage
• get off the bus at a stage called Nyabugogo

present a performance of (a play or other show)

present performance of

• the show is being staged at the Grand Opera House in Belfast

style or furnish (a property for sale) in such a way as to enhance its attractiveness to potential buyers

style or furnish property for sale to enhance attractiveness to buyers

• once we've staged the house, we bring in our photographer

diagnose or classify (a disease or patient) as having reached a particular stage in the expected progression of the disease

diagnose or classify disease or patient as having reached particular stage in expected progression of disease

• cancer of the prostate is staged by the way it feels on rectal exam