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arranged so that things happen at different times or so that things are not positioned in a regular way : staggered payments.
to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening: He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. stagger verb (ARRANGE) [ T ]
Dec 4, 2016 · 1. : to cause to doubt or hesitate : perplex. 2. : to cause to reel or totter. 3. : to arrange in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position or time. stagger work shifts.
Staggered definition: arranged in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals of time. See examples of STAGGERED used in a sentence.
Definition of staggered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant. to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind. Synonyms: dumbfound, confound, astound. to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice.
1. verb. If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over. [VERB adverb/preposition] He was staggering and had to lean on the bar. [VERB] Synonyms: totter, reel, sway, falter More Synonyms of stagger. 2. verb.
