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- Dictionarystagger/ˈstaɡə/
verb
- 1. walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall: "he staggered to his feet, swaying a little" Similar
- 2. astonish or deeply shock: "I was staggered to find it was six o'clock" Similar
noun
- 1. an unsteady walk or movement: "she walked with a stagger"
- 2. an arrangement of things in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line.
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STAGGER definition: 1. to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall: 2. to cause someone to feel…. Learn more.
1. : to cause to doubt or hesitate : perplex. 2. : to cause to reel or totter. 3. : to arrange in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position or time. stagger work shifts.
STAGGER meaning: 1. to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall: 2. to cause someone to feel…. Learn more.
To stagger is successively to lose and regain one’s equilibrium and the ability to maintain one’s direction: to stagger with exhaustion, a heavy load, or intoxication.
1. ( usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall. 2. ( tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock: I am staggered by his ruthlessness.
stagger. / ˈstæɡə / verb. usually intr to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall. tr to astound or overwhelm, as with shock. I am staggered by his ruthlessness. tr to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion.
When you're really shocked about a piece of news, it can stagger or shock you. When you want to spread something out overtime, like paying a large bill, you can stagger the payments over time.
6 Jun 2024 · To arrange similar objects such that each is ahead or above and to one side of the next. We will stagger the starting positions for the race on the oval track. To schedule in intervals or at different times. We will stagger the run so the faster runners can go first, then the joggers.
verb. /ˈstæɡə (r)/ /ˈstæɡər/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall synonym totter. (+ adv./prep.) The injured woman staggered to her feet. He staggered home, drunk. We seem to stagger from one crisis to the next. (figurative) The company is staggering under the weight of a £10m debt.
STAGGER definition: 1. to walk as if you might fall: 2. to arrange events so that they do not happen at the same time: . Learn more.
