threshold
/ˈθreʃhəʊld/noun
उच्चारण थ्रेश्होल्ड
दहलीज़, चौखट
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the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room
दहलीज़, चौखट
- She paused on the threshold before entering.
- The bride crossed the threshold of her new home.
- The guests stood on the threshold, waiting to be invited in.
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- Please do not step on the threshold when you enter the house.
- She stumbled over the threshold and dropped the plate.
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the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
सीमा, सीमा-रेखा, न्यूनतम स्तर
- the threshold of pain
- a tax threshold
- Above a certain threshold, noise becomes harmful.
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- Each person has a different threshold of pain.
- Income above this threshold is taxed at a higher rate.
- The sound level crossed the safe threshold near the airport.
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[sing.] on the ~ of sth
at the very beginning of something
(किसी चीज़ की) दहलीज़ पर, शुरुआत में
- The country is on the threshold of a new era.
- On the threshold of her first interview, Radhika took a deep breath and smiled.
- The young cricketer stood on the threshold of a great career.
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- We are on the threshold of an important scientific discovery.
- On the threshold of adulthood, students must make big decisions.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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thresh·old
With only one h in the middle (not 'threshhold', a common error); pronounced /ˈθreʃhəʊld/.
बीच में केवल एक h ('threshhold' आम गलती है); pronunciation /ˈθreʃhəʊld/।
?Which word?
Keep the brink words together: threshold, brink (of disaster), verge (of tears), edge, dawn (of a new age).
कगार के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: threshold, brink (आपदा के), verge (आँसुओं के), edge, dawn (नए युग की)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On the threshold of (about to begin).
Idiom 'on the threshold of' (शुरू होने वाला)।
Pain threshold, tax threshold, poverty threshold, cross the threshold.
Collocations: pain threshold (दर्द सहने की सीमा), tax threshold (कर लगने की न्यूनतम आय सीमा), poverty threshold (ग़रीबी रेखा), cross the threshold (दहलीज़ पार करना, यानी किसी नए दौर में प्रवेश करना)।