break through

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To emerge or appear suddenly or forcefully after overcoming an obstacle or concealment.
    • To make a significant advance or discovery after a period of difficulty or stagnation.
  2. Verb (transitive):
    • To force a way through a physical barrier or obstruction.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb (intransitive - emerging):
    • The sun finally broke through the dense fog.
    • A sprout broke through the hard soil.
  • Verb (intransitive - advancing):
    • After years of research, the scientists broke through and found a cure.
    • The young actor broke through with her award-winning performance.
  • Verb (transitive):
    • Firefighters had to break through the wall to reach the trapped family.
    • The army broke through the enemy's defenses.
Advanced Usage
  • "to break through to someone": To finally succeed in making someone understand or communicate with them, especially when it has been difficult.
    • The therapist finally broke through to the withdrawn child.
  • Used figuratively to describe surpassing a significant numerical limit or threshold.
    • The company's profits broke through the one-million-dollar mark.
Variants and Related Words
  • Breakthrough (noun): A sudden, important discovery or development; an act of overcoming a barrier.
    • The new drug is a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.
    • The army's breakthrough on the eastern front changed the war.
Synonyms
  • Emerge (to come out into view).
  • Penetrate (to enter or force a way through).
  • Surpass (to exceed a limit).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Break in: To enter a building by force.
  • Break out: To escape from a place or for something (like war, fire) to start suddenly.
Related Idioms
  • Break new ground: To do something innovative or pioneering.
    • Their research is breaking new ground in renewable energy.
  • Break the ice: To relieve tension or get a conversation started in a social situation.
    • He told a joke to break the ice at the meeting.
Verb
  1. break out
    • The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
  2. penetrate
    • The sun broke through the clouds
    • The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft
  3. pass through (a barrier)
    • Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county

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