Stage

What does STAGE mean?

1. noun

   any distinct time period in a sequence of events

   “we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected”

2. noun

   a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   “a remarkable degree of frankness”

3. noun

   a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

   “he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box”

4. verb

   perform (a play), especially on a stage

   “we are going to stage `Othello'”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.