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stagger

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stag·ger  (stgr)
v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers
v.intr.
1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
2. To begin to lose confidence or strength of purpose; waver.
v.tr.
1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.
2.
a. To overwhelm with emotion or astonishment.
b. To cause to waver or lose confidence.
3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.
4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.
5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.
n.
1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.
2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.
3. staggers (used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases of the nervous system in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling. Also called blind staggers.

[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]

stagger·er n.
stagger·y adj.

stagger
Verb
1. to walk unsteadily
2. to amaze or shock (someone): it staggered her that there was any liaison between them
3. to arrange (events) so as not to happen at the same time: staggered elections
Noun
a staggering [dialect stacker]
staggering adj
staggeringly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.staggerstagger - an unsteady uneven gait              
gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb1.stagger - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
2.stagger - walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
3.stagger - to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
4.stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"
overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

stagger
verb 2. astound, amaze, stun, surprise, shock, shake, overwhelm, astonish, confound, take (someone) aback, bowl over (informal) stupefy, strike (someone) dumb, throw off balance, give (someone) a shock, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast, take (someone's) breath away
Translations

stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vitambalear
vt (= amaze) → asombrar [+ hours, holidays]; escalonar
stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vichanceler, tituber
vt [+ person] (= amaze); stupéfier; bouleverser [+ hours, holidays]; étaler, échelonner
stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vischwanken, taumeln
vt (amaze) → die Sprache verschlagen +dat;
(hours, holidays) → staffeln
stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vibarcollare
vt [+ person] → sbalordire [+ hours, holidays]; scaglionare

stagger
v stagger [ˈstӕgə]
1 to sway, move or walk unsteadily The drunk man staggered along the road.steierيَتَرَنَّح، يَتَمايَلклатушкам сеvrávoratslingreschwankenτρεκλίζω, παραπατώtuikumaتلوتلو خوردنhoiperrellatituberלְהִתנוֹדֵדलड़खड़ाना, डगमगानाposrtati, teturatitántorogterhuyung-huyungskjögrabarcollareよろめく비틀거리다, 흔들흔들 걷다šlitiniuotistreipuļotterhuyung-hayangwankelensjangle, ravezataczać sięcambaleara se împleticiидти шатаясьtackať saopotekati seteturati sestappla, ragla, vacklaเซ; เอียงsendeleyerek yürümek, yalpalamak蹣跚хитатися, іти хитаючисьلڑکھڑاناlàm lảo đảo, loạng choạng
2 to astonish I was staggered to hear he had died.verbaas, verdwaasيُصْعَق، يُذْهَلзашеметявамohromitforbløffeerschütternκαταπλήσσω, συγκλονίζωhämmastamaمبهوت كردنhämmästyttääatterrerלְזַעֲזֵעַचौंका देना, आश्चर्यचकित होनाosupnuti, prenerazitimegdöbbentmengherankanslá út af laginusconcertareびっくりさせる...을 깜짝 놀라게 하다priblokšti, sukrėstipārsteigt; satriektterkejutonthutsenbli lamslått/rystetwstrząsać, ogłuszaćsurpreendera consternaошеломлятьohromiť, zdrviťosupitizapanjitiförbluffa, skakaทำให้ลังเลşaşırmak震驚приголомшувати, вражатиمبہوت ہوناlàm bối rối, choáng váng
3 to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times. skikيُنَظِّم نَوْبات العَمَلпофдреждам работно време така че да не съвпадаrozložitforskydestaffelnκατά διαστήματα ρυθμίζω (π.χ. ωράρια ή διακοπές)diferentseerima, jaotamaتنظيم كردنporrastaaéchelonnerלְפַצֵלभिन्न-भिन्न समय रखनाstupnjevati (početak radnog vremena)lépcsőzetessé teszmengaturvíxlraða; hagræðascaglionareずらせる...을 엇갈리게 배열하다sudaryti slankųjį grafikąregulēt; veidot slīdošo grafikumengaturspreidenforskyveukładać przemiennieescalonara eşalonaсоставить скользящий графикrozložiťrazporeditirasporeditispridaจัดตารางเวลาการทำงานdüzenlemek錯開(安排)регулювати години роботиکام کے اوقات اور تعطیل وغیرہ کو ترتیب دیناchéo nhau, bố trí xen kẽ
adj ˈstaggering
causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.verbasend, dronkslanendمُذْهِل، صاعِقзашеметяващotřesnýrystendeumwerfendσυνταρακτικός, συγκλονιστικόςpõrutav, ootamatuتلوتلوtyrmäävärenversantמַדהִיםआश्चर्यजनकošamućujućimegrázómengejutkanyfirþyrmandi; gífurlegursconcertanteぐらつかせる비틀거리게 하는, 깜짝 놀라게[] 하는; 주저하(게 하)는pritrenkiantis, smarkuspārsteidzošs; satriecošsmengejutkanduizelingwekkendkolossal, overveldendeoszałamiającyespantosostupefiantошеломительныйotrasný, šokujúci; závratnýosupljivšokantanförödande, förbluffandeที่โซโซ; ที่โงนเงนçok şaşırtıcı使腿軟不穩,使震驚приголомшливийبہت حیرت انگیزgây sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạc使使

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What can you now have heard to stagger your esteem for me?
This sensation lasts only a second, for even while you stagger something seems to turn over in your head, bringing uppermost the mental exclamation, full of astonishment and dismay, "By Jove
He imagined that the war with Russia came about by his will, and the horrors that occurred did not stagger his soul.
 
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