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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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arranged so that things happen at different times or so that things are not positioned in a regular way : staggered payments. Cabinets can be hung at staggered heights. (Definition of staggered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening: He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. stagger verb (ARRANGE) [ T ]
Staggered definition: arranged in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals of time. See examples of STAGGERED used in a sentence.
arranged so that things happen at different times or so that things are not positioned in a regular way : staggered payments.
1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him. 2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs. 3.
to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision. Synonyms: vacillate. verb (used with object) to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant.
Definition of staggered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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. To reel is to sway dizzily and be in imminent danger of falling: to reel when faint with hunger.
adjective. shocked, overwhelmed, or astounded. I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high summer. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'staggered' in a sentence. staggered.
