stage >> steɪdʒ
Definition: [noun] a point, period, or step in a process or development.
Example: there is no need at this stage to give explicit details
Definition: [noun] a raised floor or platform, typically in a theatre, on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform.
Example: there are only two characters on stage
Definition: [noun] a floor or level of a building or structure.
Example: the upper stage was added in the 17th century
Definition: [noun] (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an age in time, forming a subdivision of a series.
Example: the Oxfordian stage
Definition: [noun] a stagecoach.
Definition: [verb] present a performance of (a play or other show).
Example: the show is being staged at the Grand Opera House in Belfast
Definition: [verb] style or furnish (a property for sale) in such a way as to enhance its attractiveness to potential buyers.
Example: once we've staged the house, we bring in our photographer
Definition: [verb] diagnose or classify (a disease or patient) as having reached a particular stage in the expected progression of the disease.
Example: cancer of the prostate is staged by the way it feels on rectal exam