definition of
stage

[1] #1 stage n. [phase] 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". wn

[2] #2 stage n. [degree, level, point] a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?". wn

[3] #3 stage n. 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". wn

[4] #4 stage v. [present, represent] perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage 'Othello'". wn

[5] #5 stage n. the theater as a profession (usually 'the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage". wn