# stages

Pronunciation: say "STAY-jiz" /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of stage. — plural of stage
   - Simple: Plural of stage. Use this when you mean more than one stage.
   - _The early stages of the disease are often hard to detect._
   - _Workers built two new stages for the music festival._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of stage. — third-person singular simple present indicative of stage
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of stage. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The company stages its annual conference in a different city each year._
   - _Whenever attention drops, the union stages a public demonstration._

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