verb · intransitive · rare

milestone

milestone · milestones · milestoned · milestoning

To place milestones alongTo place milestones along (a road, etc.).

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UK/ˈmaɪlstəʊn/US/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/

» It's an important milestone for her.

Meaning

2 senses

To place milestones along (a road, etc.).
(idiomatic)To plan out a project as a series of major steps.

Examples

25 sentences

It's an important milestone for her.
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We have reached an important milestone.
deWir haben einen wichtigen Meilenstein erreicht.
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Stay motivated by rewarding yourself for milestones.
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That day was an important milestone in our project.
ruТот день стал важной вехой в истории нашего проекта.
deJener Tag war ein wichtiger Meilenstein in unserem Projekt.
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Carlos's exam was a major milestone in his academic career.
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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“

From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”), German Meilenstein (“milestone”), Swedish milsten (“milestone”).

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Forms

milestones, milestoning, milestoned, milestoned

Base form	milestone · to milestone
3rd person singular	milestones
Present participle	milestoning
Past simple	milestoned
Past participle	milestoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	milestone
he, she, it	milestones

Past simpleLesson

all persons

milestoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have milestoned
he, she, it	has milestoned

Future simple (will)Lesson