doorstep (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːrˌstep/
Definition
The step or platform immediately outside a door.
Examples
The children were playing on the doorstep.
He waited nervously on the doorstep for his date to arrive.
How to Use doorstep
- on the doorstep (prepositional phrase)
- Located at the step immediately outside a door. — "The delivery driver left the groceries on the doorstep."
- at the doorstep (prepositional phrase)
- Figuratively, very near or about to happen. — "The end of the project was at our doorstep."
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