Words / B1

DORST-ep/ˈdɔːstep/

A doorstep is the step immediately outside a front door: on the doorstep, leave it on the doorstep. Informally, a doorstep sandwich is a very thick one (UK). Doorstep as a verb can mean interview someone on their doorstep — a news sense, not needed at B1. Countable.

Meaning

The step just outside a front door; also a very thick slice of bread (UK informal).

Examples

• “Leave the parcel on the doorstep if we are out.”
• “The milk used to be left on the doorstep in glass bottles.”
• “He made a doorstep of bread with cheese because he was starving.”

Good to know

a doorstep. on the doorstep. Extra UK: a doorstep = a very thick sandwich.

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