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Collocations for threshold - noun

1. doorway

VERB + threshold

cross

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PREPOSITION

across the threshold, over the threshold
He hesitated before stepping across the threshold.
on the threshold
She stood on the threshold, unsure whether to enter.

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2. level

ADJECTIVE

high, low
maximum, minimum
critical
poverty
tax (esp. BrE)
boredom (esp. BrE), pain
He has an extremely low pain threshold.

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VERB + threshold

have
reach
The number of people with the disease is reaching a critical threshold.
meet
cross, exceed
determine, set
They earn wages below the threshold set by the government.
raise
lower

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threshold + NOUN

level, value
Below a certain threshold level a person will not be able to detect sound.

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PREPOSITION

above a/the threshold, below a/the threshold
Her wages are below the income tax threshold.

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