Meaning

9 senses
  1. (transitive)To produce on a stage, to perform a play.

    The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".

    inszenieren

    инсцени́роватьinscenírovatʹ

    perform (a play), especially on a stage

  2. (transitive)To arrange in a manner intended to deceive.

    The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.

    inszenieren

    инсцени́роватьinscenírovatʹ

  3. (transitive)To furnish and decorate (a property) to make it more appealing to potential buyers.

    to stage a house or flat

  4. (transitive)To orchestrate; to carry out.

    The workers staged a strike.

    A protest will be staged in the public square on Monday.

    организо́выватьorganizóvyvatʹ

    plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

  5. (transitive)To place in position to prepare for use.

    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

  6. (transitive)To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to

  7. To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.

    In Kerbal Space Program, you stage away used-up parts of your rocket by hitting the spacebar.

  8. (Canada, US, intransitive)To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.

  9. (intransitive)To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.

Examples

504 sentences
  1. It doesn't matter at this stage.

    На цій стадії це не має значення. — deniko

  2. Have you ever heard her sing on stage?

    Ти коли-небудь чув, як вона співає на сцені? — deniko

    ruТы когда-нибудь слышал её пение на сцене? — Lenin_1917

    deHaben Sie sie je auf der Bühne singen hören? — MUIRIEL

  3. The man dancing on the stage is my uncle.

    Чоловік, що танцює на сцені, — мій дядько. — deniko

    ruМужчина, что танцует на сцене, — мой дядя. — odexed

    deDer Mann, der auf der Bühne tanzt, ist mein Onkel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. How young were you when you first started singing on stage?

    Наскільки молодим ви були, коли вперше почали співати на сцені? — deniko

  5. I fell off the stage.

    Я впав зі сцени. — deniko

    ruЯ упала со сцены. — nina99nv

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to produce on a stage:
(protest, strike, ...) to carry out:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to produce on a stage:

Origin

From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“dwelling, residence; position, situati

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.

Borrowed from French stage (“internship”).

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Forms

stages, staging, staged, staged
Base formstage · to stage
3rd person singularstages
Present participlestaging
Past simplestaged
Past participlestaged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystage
he, she, itstages

Past simpleLesson

all personsstaged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave staged
he, she, ithas staged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stage

Synonyms

4 synonyms
demonstrate in a deceptive manner:fakeB1
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • on the stage
  • off the stage
  • goes on stage

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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