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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.
stagger. ( ˈstæɡə) vb. 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.
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.
to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant. to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind. Synonyms: dumbfound, confound, astound. to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice.
Check pronunciation: stagger. Definition of stagger verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word stagger isn't just used to describe the physical action of stumbling. 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.
From Longman Business Dictionary stag‧ger /ˈstægə-ər/ verb [ transitive] 1 to arrange people’s working hours, holidays etc so that they do not all begin and end at the same time The meetings are staggered throughout the day to give shift workers the opportunity to attend.
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.
