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to stagger
01
to move unsteadily or with difficulty
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
stagger
3rd person singular
staggers
Present participle
staggering
Past simple
staggered
Past participle
staggered
Examples
After a night of heavy drinking, he began to stagger down the street.
02
to organize or set objects or events in a way that avoids overlapping
Transitive: to stagger activities or events
Examples
In the choir performance, the director instructed the singers to stagger their entrances for a harmonious effect.
03
to cause someone to be surprised, overwhelmed, or deeply affected
Transitive: to stagger sb
Examples
The unexpected announcement of the company 's closure staggered the employees.
Stagger
01
an unsteady uneven gait
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
staggers
Lexical Tree
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