stage
♦♦♦ stage /st'eɪdʒ/ (stages staging staged)
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A stage of an activity, process, or period is one part of it.
The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development...
Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
2 [N-COUNT] also on N
In a theatre, the stage is an area where actors or other entertainers perform.
I went on stage and did my show.
3 [N-SING] the N
You can refer to acting and the production of plays in a theatre as the stage.
He was the first comedian I ever saw on the stage.
4 [VERB] V n
If someone stages a play or other show, they organize and present a performance of it.
Maya Angelou first staged the play `And I Still Rise' in the late 1970s.
= put on
5 [VERB] V n
If you stage an event or ceremony, you organize it and usually take part in it.
Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence...
= hold
6 [N-SING] usu supp N
You can refer to a particular area of activity as a particular stage, especially when you are talking about politics.
He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition...
= arena
7
to set the stage: see setcen|tre stage
The spellings centre-stage in British English, and center stage in American English are also used.
[N-UNCOUNT] also the N
If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.land|ing stage (landing stages)
also landing-stage
[N-COUNT]
A landing stage is a platform built over water where boats stop to let people get off, or to load or unload goods. (mainly BRIT)
= jetty, landingsound stage (sound stages)
also sound-stage, soundstage
[N-COUNT]
A sound stage is a stage or set which is suitable for recording sound, especially for a film.stage di|rec|tion (stage directions)
[N-COUNT]
Stage directions are the notes in the text of a play which say what the actors should do.stage door (stage doors)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The stage door of a theatre is the entrance used by actors and actresses and by employees of the theatre.stage fright
also stage-fright
[N-UNCOUNT]
Stage fright is a feeling of fear or nervousness that some people have just before they appear in front of an audience.stage left
[ADV] usu ADV after v, also prep ADV
Stage left is the left side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.
He entered stage left.stage man|ag|er (stage managers)
also stage-manager
[N-COUNT]
At a theatre, a stage manager is the person who is responsible for the scenery and lights and for the way that actors or other performers move about and use the stage during a performance.stage name (stage names)
[N-COUNT]
A stage name is a name that an actor or entertainer uses instead of his or her real name when they work.
Under the stage name of Beverly Brooks, Patricia had small parts in several British films.stage right
[ADV] usu ADV after v, also prep ADV
Stage right is the right side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.stage whis|per (stage whispers)
also stage-whisper
[N-COUNT]
If someone says something in a stage whisper, they say it as if they are speaking privately to one person, although it is actually loud enough to be heard by other people.
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A stage of an activity, process, or period is one part of it.
The way children talk about or express their feelings depends on their age and stage of development...
Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
2 [N-COUNT] also on N
In a theatre, the stage is an area where actors or other entertainers perform.
I went on stage and did my show.
3 [N-SING] the N
You can refer to acting and the production of plays in a theatre as the stage.
He was the first comedian I ever saw on the stage.
4 [VERB] V n
If someone stages a play or other show, they organize and present a performance of it.
Maya Angelou first staged the play `And I Still Rise' in the late 1970s.
= put on
5 [VERB] V n
If you stage an event or ceremony, you organize it and usually take part in it.
Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence...
= hold
6 [N-SING] usu supp N
You can refer to a particular area of activity as a particular stage, especially when you are talking about politics.
He was finally forced off the political stage last year by the deterioration of his physical condition...
= arena
7
to set the stage: see setcen|tre stage
The spellings centre-stage in British English, and center stage in American English are also used.
[N-UNCOUNT] also the N
If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.land|ing stage (landing stages)
also landing-stage
[N-COUNT]
A landing stage is a platform built over water where boats stop to let people get off, or to load or unload goods. (mainly BRIT)
= jetty, landingsound stage (sound stages)
also sound-stage, soundstage
[N-COUNT]
A sound stage is a stage or set which is suitable for recording sound, especially for a film.stage di|rec|tion (stage directions)
[N-COUNT]
Stage directions are the notes in the text of a play which say what the actors should do.stage door (stage doors)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The stage door of a theatre is the entrance used by actors and actresses and by employees of the theatre.stage fright
also stage-fright
[N-UNCOUNT]
Stage fright is a feeling of fear or nervousness that some people have just before they appear in front of an audience.stage left
[ADV] usu ADV after v, also prep ADV
Stage left is the left side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.
He entered stage left.stage man|ag|er (stage managers)
also stage-manager
[N-COUNT]
At a theatre, a stage manager is the person who is responsible for the scenery and lights and for the way that actors or other performers move about and use the stage during a performance.stage name (stage names)
[N-COUNT]
A stage name is a name that an actor or entertainer uses instead of his or her real name when they work.
Under the stage name of Beverly Brooks, Patricia had small parts in several British films.stage right
[ADV] usu ADV after v, also prep ADV
Stage right is the right side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.stage whis|per (stage whispers)
also stage-whisper
[N-COUNT]
If someone says something in a stage whisper, they say it as if they are speaking privately to one person, although it is actually loud enough to be heard by other people.