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stagger

 
 
/ˈstægər/ verb

Translation

MOVE [I] to walk as if you might fall
sanki düşecekmiş gibi yürümek, sendelemek, sendeleyerek yürümek, yalpalamak
He staggered drunkenly towards the door.1609
ARRANGE [T] to arrange events so that they do not happen at the same time
farklı zamanlarda düzenlemek; ayrı ayrı zamanlarda yapmak
We stagger our lunch breaks at work.1117
(Definition of stagger verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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