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# breakthrough

noun (a breakthrough, breakthroughs)

«breakthrough» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A breakthrough is an important discovery or development that suddenly solves a problem or makes great progress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#m1)
2. A breakthrough is a moment when someone finally succeeds after trying for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#m2)
3. A breakthrough is breaking through a barrier, such as an army breaking through enemy lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons breakthroughs include the discovery of penicillin, vaccines and DNA. In everyday life it is a moment like finally understanding fractions. In sport, a breakthrough season or goal brings first success. Phrases: make a breakthrough, a major breakthrough, a medical breakthrough, breakthrough moment.

### Examples

- Penicillin was a breakthrough in medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x1)
- Scientists made a breakthrough in fighting the disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x2)
- After weeks of practice, I had a breakthrough and could ride without stabilisers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x3)
- The detectives made a breakthrough when they found the fingerprint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x4)
- The first vaccine was a huge breakthrough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x5)
- Learning times tables was my maths breakthrough this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x6)
- The soldiers made a breakthrough in the enemy's defences. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/#x7)

### Note

One word as a noun: a breakthrough. As a verb it is two words: «break through» (The sun broke through the clouds).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «breakthrough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breakthrough/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«breakthrough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breakthrough.html) on Mova free.