STAGE meaning: 1 : a particular point or period in the growth or development of something; 2 : a raised platform in a theater, auditorium, etc., where the performers stand
The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point (the screen in cinema theaters) for the audience. As an architectural feature, the stage may consist of a platform (often raised) or series of platforms.
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.
To go on to a stage and begin a performance; to appear on stage. Also (and earliest) figurative and in figurative contexts: to become noticeable; to come to prominence. rare before late 19th century.
From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“story of a building, performance stage, floor, loft" ), from Vulgar Latin * stāticum (“standing-place" ), from Latin stāre (“to stand" ).
performing, esp. as an actor: He was on stage for every show. in the area of the stage seen by the audience: The main figure in the play never appears on stage.
STAGE definition: a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series. See examples of stage used in a sentence.
STAGE meaning: 1 : a particular point or period in the growth or development of something; 2 : a raised platform in a theater, auditorium, etc., where the performers stand