stage
- noun
- /steɪdʒ/
- She felt nervous as she stepped onto the stage for her first dance recital.
- center stage
- stage directions
- stage lighting
And I'd like to welcome to the stage Mr.
- And I'd like to welcome to the stage Mr.
- But as soon as my feet hit that stage, I'm OK.
- And Van Jones was sitting on this same stage with Kim Kardashian.
- And he stood on the stage and he said, fuck turfs.
- So please welcome to the stage Miles Bonsignore.
- And then we shot all that in a stage in San Francisco.
- And now please welcome to the stage YouTube Justine Gazareth.
- So the audience is watching the stage, but he's in the crowd.
- I met him on the stage and do you know what?
- Now I'm sitting up on this stage and I'm singing my heart away.
- I could see him from the stage and we had changed places.
Examples
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Brian, please come to the stage after the debate.
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The scene began with Jeff alone on stage, staring out into the wings.
Fiction book (1990) -
Let us now explore the stage on which the play shall be set.
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I would never give up my stage time.
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For a time, what is on stage is as real as life itself.
Academic text (1994) -
So please welcome to the stage Miles Bonsignore.
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Welcome to the stage, Mr. Falco.
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You've got a nice view of the stage.
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But what happens on this stage, that's eternal.
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Eager young faces hang over the stage, their wide eyes fixed on their idol.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A raised flat surface where people stand or work, like a stage
The most important place at an event where the main shows happen
The part of a theater where actors perform for an audience
A theatre stage where actors perform plays
Idioms
- Jargon
A place to the right of the stage where actors wait out of view of the audience
Compounds
- Specialized
A note in a play script that tells actors and crew how to move, speak, or change lights and scenery
- Specialized
An early part of an animal or plant's life when it is still very small
- Specialized
A period that begins at puberty when sexual feelings mature and focus on close adult relationships
- Archaic
A man who waits outside a theatre to meet actors and ask for autographs
The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens
A short time of very strong enthusiasm after a big personal change that makes people act overly excited or extreme
- Specialized
A childhood stage when pleasure and conflict focus on toilet training and bowel and bladder control
- Specialized
A childhood period from age five to puberty when sexual feelings are quiet and energy goes into friendships and learning
- Specialized
A flat platform on a microscope where you put a slide to look at it
- Specialized
The first stage of baby development when babies get pleasure from sucking or chewing
- NSFW
A stage in early childhood when a child's private parts become a main focus of pleasure and curiosity
- Specialized
A sound, light, or smoke trick used in a play to make scenes more dramatic
How High
- US
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stage originally meant a 'place to stop' or 'place to stand' on a journey, so it came to mean the raised platform where people stand to be seen. That's why the part of a microscope called the stage is the little platform where you put a slide to look at it.