Plural of milestone
regular plural
The plural of milestone is milestones.
Forms of milestone
| Singular | milestone /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | milestones |
| Countable | countable |
Milestones in a sentence
- She had delayed motor milestones and presented with walking on tiptoe, hypotonia, and ithylordosis.2019, Peng, X & Qu, Y & Song, F & Sun, X & Ge, X & Jiao, H, “Clinical manifestations and genetics analysis of collagen type Ⅵ-related…. From the entry ithylordosis
- Our part-time Defence Secretary is also on a losing wicket over grim milestones.2008 June 14, Vicki Woods, “They say milestones, but mean tombstones”, in The Daily Telegraph. From the entry on a losing wicket
- He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.2022 June 2, Anna Peele, “Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols”, in Vanity Fair. From the entry mete out
- Given all this disruption, coupled with the normalization of lower-paid work-from-home jobs and gig work, Generation Z began missing key economic milestones.2022, Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel, The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry Generation Beta
- For the last several years, Andy has celebrated his craniversary with a big party complete with a photo display of his milestones.2020 November 4, “Buoyed By Clinical Trial, Brain Cancer Patient Marks 5 Years Cancer-Free”, in University Hospitals. From the entry craniversary
Meaning of milestone
- noun A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
- noun An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
- verb To place milestones along (a road, etc.).
Questions about the plural of milestone
- What is the plural of milestone?
- The plural of milestone is milestones.
- Is milestone countable?
- Milestone is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: milestone (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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