doorway
gb/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/ us/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/
B1
Inglese
Accezioni
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Sostantivo
B1
entity
1
an entrance with a door
the place where you go in or out of a room or building
Schema d'uso:
the doorway to/into [place]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes say doorway when they mean the door (the moving panel). A doorway is the opening (and often the frame) that the door is in.
Sinonimi
entrance (More general; not necessarily an opening with a door.)
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entryway (Often refers to the entrance area, not just the opening.)
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door (Common in casual speech, but it can mean the panel rather than the opening.)
Contrari
wall (A solid barrier with no opening.)
Collocazioni
front doorway
|rear doorway
|a narrow doorway
|the doorway to the kitchen
|through the doorway
|in the doorway
|doorway entrance
|a doorway leading to
|block the doorway
|stand in the doorway
Temi
home
|buildings
|daily_life
Esempi
- She paused in the doorway and listened.
- The movers struggled to get the sofa through the doorway.
- There was mud tracked all around the doorway.
Esempi per chi studia
- Please close the doorway.
- He stood in the doorway.
Sostantivo
B1
entity
2
the space at the door
the place right at a door where you enter
Schema d'uso:
in/at the doorway (of [place])
Errore comune:
Don’t confuse doorway (the place at the door) with hallway (a long passage).
Sinonimi
threshold (More precise; focuses on the line/edge where you cross.)
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entrance (Broader; can mean the whole way in.)
Collocazioni
wait in the doorway
|meet at the doorway
|crowd the doorway
|hover in the doorway
|the doorway of the classroom
|a figure in the doorway
|standing in the doorway
Temi
daily_life
|home
Esempi
- A man appeared in the doorway and asked for directions.
- They kissed quickly in the doorway before she left.
- Don’t stop in the doorway—people are trying to get through.
Esempi per chi studia
- I saw her in the doorway.
Sostantivo
B2
abstract
3
a way into something new
an opportunity or way to start something
Schema d'uso:
a doorway to/into [something]
Errore comune:
This is a metaphor; it does not mean a real physical door.
Sinonimi
gateway (Common in the same metaphor; often suggests a major route in.)
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pathway (Emphasizes a process or route rather than access.)
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route (More practical/neutral; less vivid than doorway.)
Contrari
dead end (Something that offers no progress or access.)
Collocazioni
a doorway to success
|a doorway into politics
|a doorway to new opportunities
|provide a doorway to
|open a doorway to
|a doorway to the future
Temi
work
|education
|life_choices
Esempi
- The internship became a doorway into the industry.
- For many families, education is a doorway to a better life.
- Learning to code can be a doorway to many different careers.
Esempi per chi studia
- This course is a doorway to a new job.
Sostantivo
B2
entity
4
the doorframe and its structure
the frame around a door, especially in building design
Schema d'uso:
a [adjective] doorway
Sinonimi
doorframe (More specific to the frame; doorway can include more of the surrounding structure.)
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portal (Often used for large or impressive entrances.)
Collocazioni
arched doorway
|stone doorway
|carved doorway
|a wide doorway
|a low doorway
|the main doorway
|a decorative doorway
Temi
buildings
|architecture
|design
Esempi
- The chapel has a beautiful arched doorway.
- They restored the original stone doorway during renovations.
- A carved wooden doorway marked the entrance to the old house.
Esempi per chi studia
- The doorway is made of stone.
Grammatica
Forma base
doorway
IPA
GB/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/
US/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/
Sillabe e accento
door - way (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (door)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: doorway
- Plural: doorways
Famiglia di parole
Forms
doorways
noun
Core family
door
noun A1
Related words
doorbell
noun
doorstep
noun
doorframe
noun
doorman
noun
Espressioni
a doorway to/into [something]
1/ə dˈɔɹwˌeɪ tˈoʊɪntoʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
an opportunity to access something
a way to start something or get access
Esempi
- Volunteering can be a doorway to paid work.
- The scholarship was a doorway into higher education for her.
- This small role became a doorway to bigger opportunities.
doorway drug
1/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ dɹˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
drug seen as leading to others
a drug that may lead to using stronger drugs
Esempi
- Some people describe nicotine as a doorway drug.
- The campaign warned teenagers about so-called doorway drugs.
- Researchers disagree about whether cannabis acts as a doorway drug.
doorway effect
1/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ ɪfˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
technical
forgetting after entering a room
forgetting something when you enter a new room
Esempi
- I walked into the kitchen and forgot why—classic doorway effect.
- The study examined the doorway effect during everyday tasks.
- People often joke about the doorway effect when they lose their train of thought.
doorway page
1/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ pˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
technical
SEO page made to redirect users
a web page made to attract clicks and redirect people
Esempi
- The site was penalized for using doorway pages to manipulate rankings.
- We removed several doorway pages that were sending users to the same product page.
- Search engines try to detect and demote doorway pages.