threshold
🇺🇸
/ˈθreʃhəʊld/
🇬🇧
/ˈθreʃhəʊld/
noun
C1
The bottom part of a doorway that you step over to enter a room or building.
She paused at the threshold before entering the room.
C1
The point where something starts to happen or change.
The noise reached the threshold where it became too loud to ignore.
C1
The beginning of something new or important.
They stood at the threshold of a great adventure.
translation
The bottom part of a doorway that you step over to enter a room or building.; The point where something starts to happen or change.; The beginning of something new or important.
Word Forms
Plural
thresholds