staggered

  • 1staggered — adj. 1) staggered at, by (staggered at the news of the earthquake) 2) staggered to + inf. (she was staggered to learn of the fire) * * * by (staggered at the news of the earthquake) staggered at staggered to + inf. (she was staggered to learn of… …

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  • 2Staggered — Stagger Stag ger ( g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered} ( g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3staggered — stag|gered [ˈstægəd US ərd] adj [not before noun] extremely surprised = ↑amazed ▪ I was absolutely staggered when I saw the bill. staggered at/by ▪ She was staggered by the directness of his question …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4staggered — adjective (not before noun) very surprised at something that has happened to you, or some news that you have heard that is hard to believe (+ by/at): I was staggered by the size of the phone bill. | staggered to hear/see/find etc: We were… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5staggered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ …

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  • 6staggered — adjective a) referring to something that has been arranged in a way that is not uniform The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years. b) Astonished, taken aback …

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  • 7staggered — stag|gered [ stægərd ] adjective extremely surprised: We were staggered to learn of the new policy …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8staggered — stag·gered || stægÉ™(r)d adj. shocked, stunned stag·ger || stægÉ™(r) n. reeling or tottering movement; staggered arrangement, zigzag formation v. totter, waver, sway, wobble; astound, overwhelm; arrange in a zigzag pattern; arrange in a… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9staggered — UK [ˈstæɡə(r)d] / US [ˈstæɡərd] adjective very surprised and shocked We were staggered to learn of the new policy …

    English dictionary

  • 10Staggered Crossing — Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres Rock Years active 1997–2007 Labels Bent Penny Records (2004 present) Warner Music Group(1999 2001) …

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