What does break through mean?

Definitions for break through
break through

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word break through.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. break through, crackverb

    pass through (a barrier)

    "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

  2. break through, come throughverb

    penetrate

    "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"

  3. erupt, come out, break through, push throughverb

    break out

    "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

Wiktionary

  1. break throughverb

    To gain popularity.

  2. break throughverb

    to penetrate the defence of the opposition.

ChatGPT

  1. break through

    Break through is a phrase that generally means to overcome a barrier, obstacle, or resistance. This can refer to achieving success in a difficult situation or field, making a new discovery or innovation, or advancing to a new level of understanding or awareness. The term suggests a significant achievement or progress that required effort, persistence, or struggle.

Wikidata

  1. Break Through

    Break Through is the third studio album by Japanese rock band B'z. The album sold 41,700 copies in its first week and sold a total of 724,640 copies. Both Break Through and its follow-up, Risky, are considered the band's most synth-heavy albums. "Lady-Go-Round" was the only song released as a single.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce break through?

How to say break through in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of break through in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of break through in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of break through in a Sentence

  1. Hamid Biglari:

    I came to the conclusion that this was real and that the time had come to break through this logjam that had existed for so long, if this opportunity goes by we will always regret it.

  2. Coco Gauff:

    It meant a lot, there was a lot of pressure when I first came onto the tour and to finally break through to a Grand Slam final felt really great. While I didn’t get the result I wanted, this experience has given me confidence for the next time I am in that position.

  3. John Fogerty:

    I'm like a twenty-two-year-old kid in a new band trying to get noticed and break through, because the vast majority of people have never seen me play live.

  4. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:

    I hope that will break through over time, (In) South Carolina, I will break through only if I do well outside of South Carolina. I've got to be seen as a viable candidate outside my home state.

  5. Jon Miller:

    Once it got into the Olympics it certainly enhanced its status here as a premium property, but (the players) have to break through at their events and they have to win. Winning becomes a big factor.


Translations for break through

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for break through »

Translation

Find a translation for the break through definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"break through." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/break+through>.

Discuss these break through definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for break through? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    add details, as to an account or idea
    A elaborate
    B emanate
    C abase
    D elate

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for break through: