Consider a word that is strongly associated with the official language, but is used by everyone, so it should not be neglected. In addition, the language of papers is the “dialect” that everyone should master. Let's start small - with the definition of the noun "stage", this is what occupies us today.
Origin
History does not give us rich material, and therefore does not make the task easier. But it is known that the roots of the noun are overseas. In other words, the modern word comes from the Greek word "stages". It is probably better to give the ancestor of our object of study in Latin, so it will be clearer - stadion.
Unfortunately, we couldn't find out more. Maybe this will be enough for someone.
Meaning and sentences
But let's not despair, because the main goal is to understand the meaning of the word "stage". And for this you need to open an explanatory dictionary and read what is written there. So: “A period, a step in the development of something.”
And almost automatically varioussentences with the object of study:
- “At what stage is the work on the project?”.
- “The disease is very advanced, at what stage is it?”.
- "The stage of our relationship with her is difficult to determine, but I hope that everything will work out in the end."
Stage is a slightly ponderous word, but at the same time universal, because stages of development exist in any living process. You can ask the student at what stage his homework is being done. Ask a journalist about the stage of implementation of his new article. And all these questions will be in place. This stage is such a wonderful noun.
Synonyms
We have already discussed semantic substitutions in passing, now it's time to bring them into a single list for the convenience of the reader:
- stage;
- phase;
- step.
Yes, surprisingly poor in terms of synonyms for the object of study. But the word is specific, so there are few substitutions. It must also be said that the noun "stage" can be replaced by the specific name of the phase that is currently taking place. For example:
- planning;
- development;
- performance;
- change.
Of course, these steps are arbitrary and abstract. They will feed on concrete content in each person's personal situation.
Stage division as a way to optimize the process
Sometimes the breakdown of the process into stages is not an indicatorobjective development, but a subjective decision. In addition, sometimes such a solution greatly facilitates the task. For example, if a person needs to write an essay or a diploma, then he first collects the material, then analyzes, formulates a general idea (as a rule, it is absent in the abstract), then the time comes for the final part - writing the work.
And if a person approached the fulfillment of the educational task chaotically, then nothing would come of it. Also, dividing a task into milestones or stages makes it feel like the work is still moving.
Moreover, the principle is universal and suitable for any life task. Need to buy a gift for a girlfriend or boyfriend, but you don't know where to start? There is nothing easier. Divide the task into stages:
- brainstorming;
- analysis of the subject's personal preferences;
- fair price;
- decision making.
And now your torment and mental tension are no longer suffering, but one of the stages of solving the problem. Do not think that this is sophistry, it really works. But only practice can prove the effectiveness of the optimization method.
Stages of accepting death and other inevitable events
One cannot talk about the word "stage" and its synonyms and not talk about the 5 stages of accepting death, recorded by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, especially since the object of study itself is primarily associated with the disease. Recall them to the reader:
- Denial. The patient cannot believe that such a diagnosis was made preciselyhim.
- Anger. He is overcome by waves of hatred for the world and for those who will live when he is no more.
- Trading. Time of various deals with fate or God.
- Depression. Loss of will to live.
- Acceptance. Humility before fate and your share.
It's interesting that everyone goes through this if they have to do something that they don't like, for example, some boring project. A person first thinks that he can postpone its implementation (denial), then gets angry (anger), then he bargains and tries to make a deal with himself that if he does it, he will receive something as a reward (bargaining), then he experiences a short-term loss of interest in work in general (depression), and finally still does the job (humility). The only difference between the acceptance of the inevitable and death is that in the first case, perhaps, anger and depression replace each other. But critics of the Kübler-Ross theory also said that the stages do not always go in this order.
