stepping stone
/ˈstepɪŋ stəʊn/noun
उच्चारण स्टेपिंग स्टोन
सीढ़ी, (आगे बढ़ने का) माध्यम
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
something that helps you make progress towards achieving something
सीढ़ी, (आगे बढ़ने का) माध्यम
- For Radhika, the clerk's job was a stepping stone to a career in banking.
- Tier 1 is only a stepping stone; the real test is Tier 2.
- 2
[C]
one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river
पानी पार करने के लिए रखे पत्थर
- We crossed the stream on stepping stones.
- Hop from one stepping stone to the next to cross the stream.
§Grammar and usage
A stepping stone to or towards something (not 'for').
Preposition: a stepping stone to या towards something सही है ('for' नहीं)।