tread the stage

== English == === Etymology === See tread the boards. First attested in 1691. === Pronunciation === enPR: trĕd′ thə stāj′ (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌtɹɛd ðə ˈsteɪ̯d͡ʒ/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌtɹed ðə ˈstæɪ̯d͡ʒ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌtɹɛd ðə ˈsted͡ʒ/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌʈɾɛɖ d̪e ˈsʈeːd͡ʒ/ Hyphenation: tread the stage === Verb === tread the stage (third-person singular simple present treads the stage, present participle treading the stage, simple past trod the stage or tread the stage or treaded the stage, past participle trodden the stage or trod the stage or tread the stage or treaded the stage) Synonym of tread the boards.