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Stage

//steɪd͡ʒ// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A phase.
"He is in the recovery stage of his illness."
2
An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
"It doesn’t matter that recent reporting on the stage economy of Copenhagen […] has revealed a pattern of abuse and dangerous working conditions for unpaid interns. In “The Bear,” the stage is a dream: Marcus’s tasks are simply to learn from a skilled but kind and patient mentor, to get out and about and feel inspired, and to come up with some new dishes of his own."
3
a section or portion of a journey or course wordnet
4
One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another. broadly
"The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit."
5
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience wordnet

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6
A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
"The band returned to the stage to play an encore."
7
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination wordnet
8
A floor or storey of a house.
9
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns wordnet
10
A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
11
the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’) wordnet
12
A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
13
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something wordnet
14
A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
"The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies."
15
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process wordnet
16
A place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station, way station; a place appointed for a relay of horses. dated
17
any distinct time period in a sequence of events wordnet
18
A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road. dated
"a stage of ten miles"
19
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"
20
The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
"He placed the slide on the stage."
21
A level; one of the areas making up the game.
"How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?"
22
A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
"When we are born, we cry that we are come / To this stage of fools."
23
The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
24
An internship. Canada, Quebec
25
The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
"This way, we simply stretch the image of a monophonic sound across a wider area on the stereo stage and create an altogether bigger impression."
26
The profession of an actor. metonymically, uncountable, with-definite-article
"In other professions in which men engage / (Said I to myself, said I), / The Army, the Navy, the Church and the Stage / (Said I to myself, said I)"

Verb

1
To produce on a stage, to perform a play. transitive
"The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice"."
2
To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant. intransitive
"I’ve been chosen to stage at Coloniál, the Michelin-starred restaurant that I will one day lie about running. Stage is restaurant-speak for free labor, but I’m unconcerned."
3
plan, organize, and carry out (an event) wordnet
4
To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
"The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective."
5
perform (a play), especially on a stage wordnet

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6
To orchestrate; to carry out. transitive
"The workers staged a strike."
7
To place in position to prepare for use. transitive
"We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag."
8
To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to transitive
"One method of documenting a wound is as follows: (1) stage the ulcer, time present, setting where occurred; (2) describe the location anatomically; (3) measure ulcer in centimeters (length × width × base); […]"
9
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."
10
To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter. Canada, US, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French stage (“internship”).

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French stage (“internship”).

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