doorstep
/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/ verb C2- To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
- To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.
He/she/it doorsteps · Past doorstepped · Past participle doorstepped · -ing form doorstepping
Verb forms
- Base form
- doorstep
- He/she/it
- doorsteps
- Past
- doorstepped
- Past participle
- doorstepped
- -ing form
- doorstepping
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
So, carefully and gently, they lifted Dorothy in their arms and carried her swiftly through the air until they came to the castle, where they set her down upon the front doorstep.
Some of ye are eaters of cattle, and of others I have heard that, under Shere Khan’s teaching, ye go by dark night and snatch children from the villager’s doorstep.
“You can see for yourself that anyone going out through that open window could reach the front doorstep by taking a long stride.
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