breakthrough
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breakthrough
- /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/ UK
- /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹu/ Canada, US
- [ˈbɹeɪk.θɹʉ] Canada, US
- [ˈbɹeɪk.θɹɨ] Canada, US
- /ˈbɹæɪk.θɹʉː/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From break + through. Compare German Durchbruch and Dutch doorbraak (“breakthrough”, literally “through-break”).
adjective breakthru
- Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle. a breakthrough technological advance
- Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease. Breakthrough infections (urine infections that develop in children on antibiotics) can occasionally occur, and if they do, different preventative antibiotics can be given or sometimes surgery to fix the leaky valve can be undertaken.
noun breakthroughs · breakthru
- An advance through and past enemy lines.
- Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle. Albert Einstein is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern physics.
- The penetration of the opposition's defence. But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.
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The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends.
Similar: knockthrough
- The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment. She was on two antiepileptics for five years but then had a breakthrough seizure.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: discovery, find, opening, completion, accomplishment, achievement, development, entry, progression, progress, advancement, success, improvement, advance, ahead, forefront
Translations
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adj characterized by major progress
| Français | capital, primordial, décisif |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | bahnbrechend, durchschlagend |
| Русский | прорывно́й proryvnój |
| עברית | פורץ־דרך poretz-derekh, פורצת־דרך poretzet-derekh |
noun (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
| Deutsch | Durchbruch, Durchstich |
|---|
noun military advance
| Español | brecha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 돌파 dolpa |
| 日本語 | 突破 toppa |
| 中文 | 突破 tūpò |
| Português | brecha |
| Français | percée, trouée |
| Deutsch | Durchbruch |
| Italiano | breccia |
| Русский | проры́в prorýv |
| العربية | اِخْتِرَاق iḵtirāq |
noun major progress
| Español | gran avance, grosso adelanto, groso logro, progreso considerable, innovación significante, éxito significativo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 突破 toppa |
| 中文 | 突破 tūpò |
| Português | avanço |
| Français | percée, avancée |
| Deutsch | Durchbruch |
| Italiano | svolta, salto di qualità |
| Русский | проры́в prorýv |
| العربية | اِخْتِرَاق iḵtirāq |
| עברית | פריצת־דרך pritsat-derekh |
Talk about this word "breakthrough." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breakthrough. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. breakthrough. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breakthrough "breakthrough." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breakthrough.Cite this
@misc{breakthrough_2026,
title = {breakthrough},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breakthrough},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
