Milestone meaning in English
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Definition
a milestone: a significant event, an important occasion, a special mark
The discovery of fire was an important milestone in man's development.
Examples
- "Moira : A very important milestone, Brent."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms from the report you just heard.
1. My first car, my marriage and the of my daughter are the most important in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started .
1. My first car, my marriage and the of my daughter are the most important in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started .
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms from the report you just heard.
1. My first car, my marriage and the birth 1 of my daughter are the most important milestones 2 in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started sinking 3.
1. My first car, my marriage and the birth 1 of my daughter are the most important milestones 2 in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started sinking 3.
1 birth: A "birth" refers literally to the beginning of someone's life, and figuratively to the beginning of any event. Example: My entire family was present at the birth of my son. In the figurative sense: The birth of the Art Nouveau movement was in 1880. The noun "birth" comes from the verb "to be born".
2 milestones: A "milestone" refers to an important or significant event. For example: the discovery of electricity was a milestone in man's development. The origin of the term is the use of stone markers or signs on the road which were spaced out at one "mile" intervals.
3 sinking : "Sinking" refers to the descent of someone or something into the water (generally). When a ship is damaged and fills with water it "sinks" or is said to be "sinking". The word "sinking" can also be used as a noun to refer to the actual event when a ship "sank". Example: The sinking of the Titanic occurred on April 15th, 1912.
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