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phase

Definition

  • noun: a part or step in a process
  • noun: a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes
  • verb: to adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
  • used in the phrases 'in phase' or 'out of phase'
  • synonyms: faze, disconcert, nonplus

Examples

  • She's going through a punk 'phase' right now. [=she likes punk music and fashion at this point in her life]

  • The sound on this movie is 'out of phase'. [=the sound does not match the images of the movie]

  • He seems to be 'out of phase' [=('US') 'out of step'] with the rest of the team.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Awesome! How did you do that? - Inner peace. - Inner piece. That's cool. - Inner piece of what? - It is the next phase of your training. Every master must find his path to inner peace. Some choose to meditate for years in a cave just like this... ...without the slightest taste (..)
    2011 Kung Fu Panda 2