threshold

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθrɛʃhəʊld/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθrɛʃoʊld, ˈθrɛʃhoʊld/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thresh′ōld, thresh′hōld)


Collocations for "threshold"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "threshold" in context.

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threshold

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [pain, detection, frustration, error, safety, boredom] threshold
  2. a [sustainable, weak, strong] threshold
  3. the [minimum, maximum, required] threshold
  4. has a [low, high] threshold for
  5. has a [low] pain threshold
  6. a [lower] threshold
  7. the [current, previous, future] threshold
  8. it is [above, below, under, over] the threshold
  9. the [level, amount, number] is on the threshold (of)
  10. cross the threshold of the [bedroom, house, doorway]
  11. on the threshold of [disaster, success, fame, change]
  12. on the threshold of a new [dawn, career, beginning]
  13. standing on the threshold of [disaster, a new dawn]
  14. a threshold of [five] [minutes, tons, meters]
'threshold' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pain - upper

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