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door to door

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌdɔr tə ˈdɔr/ · UK /ˌdɔː tə ˈdɔː/

door to door means: Visiting one home or business after another.

adverb

HOUSE BY HOUSEB2

Visiting one home or business after another.

  • We went door to door selling cakes.
  • Volunteers walked door to door collecting signatures.
  • Do you still deliver leaflets door to door?

Similar words: house to house

Common phrases: go door to door, sell door to door

WHOLE JOURNEYB2

From the place where a journey starts to the place where it finally ends.

  • It takes an hour door to door.
  • Our journey lasted six hours door to door.
  • How long is your trip door to door?

Common phrases: travel door to door, door to door time

COMPLETE DELIVERYB2

Directly from the person or business sending goods to the person receiving them.

  • We deliver parcels door to door.
  • The furniture was shipped door to door.
  • Can you transport these goods door to door?

Common phrases: deliver door to door, ship door to door

START TO FINISHC2

Throughout an activity, from its beginning until it is completely finished.

  • Our team handled the project door to door.
  • She managed the operation door to door.
  • The agency controlled the process door to door.

Similar words: from start to finish, throughout

Common phrases: manage door to door, door to door responsibility

Questions about door to door

What does door to door mean?

Visiting one home or business after another.

What is door to door in other languages?

Türkçe: kapı kapı · Español: de puerta en puerta · Français: de porte en porte · Deutsch: von Tür zu Tür · Italiano: porta a porta · 日本語: 一軒ずつ

How do you pronounce door to door?

In American English /ˌdɔr tə ˈdɔr/; in British English /ˌdɔː tə ˈdɔː/.

How do you use door to door in a sentence?

We went door to door selling cakes. Volunteers walked door to door collecting signatures.

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