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break through

break through
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breyk throo]
    • /breɪk θru/
    • /breɪk θruː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk throo]
    • /breɪk θru/

Definitions of break through words

  • phrasal verb break through If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it. 3
  • phrasal verb break through If you break through, you achieve success even though there are difficulties and obstacles. 3
  • phrasal verb break through When something that was previously hidden or could not be seen breaks through, it appears. 3
  • verb break through to penetrate 3
  • verb break through to achieve success, make a discovery, etc, esp after lengthy efforts 3
  • noun break through a significant development or discovery, esp in science 3
See all 125 definitions of break through

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Origin of break through

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile

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Parts of speech for Break through

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Break through

break through popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for break through

verb break through

  • materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
  • develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
  • show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
  • come out — When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
  • surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
All 86 Synonyms of break through

Antonyms for break through

verb break through

  • disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
All 22 Antonyms of break through

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