stag·ger (st g  r)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.] stag ger·er n.stag ger·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
staggeringly adv
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| Noun | 1. |  stagger - an unsteady uneven gait gait - a person's manner of walking |
| Verb | 1. | 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" | |
| 4. | stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" |
stagger
Translations
stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vi → schwanken, taumeln
vt (amaze) → die Sprache verschlagen +dat;
(hours, holidays) → staffeln
v stagger [ˈstӕgə]
1 to sway, move or walk unsteadily The drunk man staggered along the road. steier يَتَرَنَّح، يَتَمايَل клатушкам се vrávorat slingre schwanken τρεκλίζω, παραπατώ tuikuma تلوتلو خوردن hoiperrella tituber לְהִתנוֹדֵד लड़खड़ाना, डगमगाना posrtati, teturati tántorog terhuyung-huyung skjögra barcollare よろめく 비틀거리다, 흔들흔들 걷다 šlitiniuoti streipuļot terhuyung-hayang wankelen sjangle, rave zataczać się cambalear a se împletici идти шатаясь tackať sa opotekati se teturati se stappla, ragla, vackla เซ; เอียง sendeleyerek yürümek, yalpalamak 蹣跚 хитатися, іти хитаючись لڑکھڑانا làm lảo đảo, loạng choạng 蹒跚
2 to astonish I was staggered to hear he had died. verbaas, verdwaas يُصْعَق، يُذْهَل зашеметявам ohromit forbløffe erschüttern καταπλήσσω, συγκλονίζω hämmastama مبهوت كردن hämmästyttää atterrer לְזַעֲזֵעַ चौंका देना, आश्चर्यचकित होना osupnuti, preneraziti megdöbbent mengherankan slá út af laginu sconcertare びっくりさせる ...을 깜짝 놀라게 하다 priblokšti, sukrėsti pārsteigt; satriekt terkejut onthutsen bli lamslått/rystet wstrząsać, ogłuszać surpreender a consterna ошеломлять ohromiť, zdrviť osupiti zapanjiti förbluffa, skaka ทำให้ลังเล şaşırmak 震驚 приголомшувати, вражати مبہوت ہونا làm bối rối, choáng váng 震惊
3 to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times. skik يُنَظِّم نَوْبات العَمَل пофдреждам работно време така че да не съвпада rozložit forskyde staffeln κατά διαστήματα ρυθμίζω (π.χ. ωράρια ή διακοπές) diferentseerima, jaotama تنظيم كردن porrastaa échelonner לְפַצֵל भिन्न-भिन्न समय रखना stupnjevati (početak radnog vremena) lépcsőzetessé tesz mengatur víxlraða; hagræða scaglionare ずらせる ...을 엇갈리게 배열하다 sudaryti slankųjį grafiką regulēt; veidot slīdošo grafiku mengatur spreiden forskyve układać przemiennie escalonar a eşalona составить скользящий график rozložiť razporediti rasporediti sprida จัดตารางเวลาการทำงาน düzenlemek 錯開(安排) регулювати години роботи کام کے اوقات اور تعطیل وغیرہ کو ترتیب دینا chéo nhau, bố trí xen kẽ 错开（安排）
adj staggering
causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering. verbasend, dronkslanend مُذْهِل، صاعِق зашеметяващ otřesný rystende umwerfend συνταρακτικός, συγκλονιστικός põrutav, ootamatu تلوتلو tyrmäävä renversant מַדהִים आश्चर्यजनक ošamućujući megrázó mengejutkan yfirþyrmandi; gífurlegur sconcertante ぐらつかせる 비틀거리게 하는, 깜짝 놀라게[] 하는; 주저하(게 하)는 pritrenkiantis, smarkus pārsteidzošs; satriecošs mengejutkan duizelingwekkend kolossal, overveldende oszałamiający espantoso stupefiant ошеломительный otrasný, šokujúci; závratný osupljiv šokantan förödande, förbluffande ที่โซโซ; ที่โงนเงน çok şaşırtıcı 使腿軟不穩，使震驚 приголомшливий بہت حیرت انگیز gây sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạc 使腿软不稳，使震惊
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