stagger B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˈstæɡɚ/ UK /ˈstæɡə/ See IPA manual Freq #28673 Meanings 1 verb To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. He staggered home after the long, exhausting hike. 2 verb To shock or amaze someone greatly. We were staggered by the size of the repair bill. 3 verb To arrange events or activities so they happen at different times rather than all at once. The company staggers everyone's lunch breaks. 4 noun An unsteady, swaying movement, as if about to fall. He crossed the room with a drunken stagger. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to walk or move unsteadily,... lurch 3 verb · to arrange events or... distribute Word family Forms staggeredstaggers Derived forms bestaggerstagger-throughstaggerbushstaggererstaggeringlystaggermentstaggersstaggerweedstaggerwortstaggery Etymology AI details From Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”). Cognate with dialectal Danish stagre. stakeren Middle English stakra Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stagger **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstæɡɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstæɡə/ **Frequency rank:** 28673 ## Meanings 1. To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 2. To shock or amaze someone greatly. 3. To arrange events or activities so they happen at different times rather than all at once. 4. An unsteady, swaying movement, as if about to fall. ## Examples - He staggered home after the long, exhausting hike. - We were staggered by the size of the repair bill. - The company staggers everyone's lunch breaks. - He crossed the room with a drunken stagger. ## Derived Forms - bestagger - stagger-through - staggerbush - staggerer - staggeringly - staggerment - staggers - staggerweed - staggerwort - staggery ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stakeren - Root: stakra ## Etymology From Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”). Cognate with dialectal Danish stagre. ## AI Etymology Stagger is from Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”). Cognate with dialectal Danish stagre. In present-day use, it can mean to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall, or to shock or amaze someone greatly. Derived formations include bestagger, stagger-through, staggerbush, staggerer, staggeringly. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown