breakthrough
/ˈbreɪkθruː/noun
उच्चारण ब्रेक्थ्रू
सफलता, महत्वपूर्ण उपलब्धि, निर्णायक प्रगति
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an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement
सफलता, महत्वपूर्ण उपलब्धि, निर्णायक प्रगति
- a major breakthrough in cancer research
- The talks made a breakthrough on the third day.
- Scientists announced a breakthrough in solar power.
+ 2 more examples
- The peace talks reached a breakthrough after two days.
- A breakthrough in the case came when a witness spoke up.
Synonyms advance discovery development leap milestone
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a breakthrough in + noun
Use in for the field where progress is made; breakthrough is countable and takes a or the.
प्रगति जिस क्षेत्र में हो उसके लिए 'in' आता है; 'breakthrough' countable है और a या the लेता है।
- Scientists announced a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
- The talks produced a breakthrough on water sharing.
make / achieve / mark a breakthrough
Make and achieve are used for the people who do it, and mark for the event or date that shows it.
Make और achieve उन लोगों के लिए आते हैं जो सफलता पाते हैं, और mark उस घटना या तिथि के लिए जो उसे दिखाती है।
- The team made a breakthrough in solar power.
- The result marked a breakthrough for Indian chess.
breakthrough (noun) vs break through (verb)
Breakthrough is one word as a noun; break through is two words as a phrasal verb meaning force a way past something.
Noun के रूप में 'breakthrough' एक शब्द है; phrasal verb 'break through' दो शब्द हैं और बाधा को पार करने का अर्थ देता है।
- The army broke through the enemy line.
- Rain broke through the clouds at last.
breakthrough + noun
Breakthrough can describe a person or event that changes things, as in breakthrough year or breakthrough performance.
'Breakthrough' उस व्यक्ति या घटना का वर्णन कर सकता है जो स्थिति बदल दे, जैसे breakthrough year या breakthrough performance।
- It was her breakthrough role in cinema.
+Collocations 4
adjective + breakthrough
majorscientificmedicaldiplomatictechnological
- A major breakthrough in vaccines saved millions of lives.
verb + breakthrough
achievemakeannounceneedexpect
- Radhika's team expects a breakthrough in the project next year.
breakthrough + in / on
in medicinein talksin researchon the casein negotiations
- The police finally made a breakthrough in the case.
breakthrough + noun
yearroleperformancemomentdiscovery
- That innings was the breakthrough moment of his career.
“More examples 5
- The discovery of the vaccine was a breakthrough for public health.
टीके की खोज जन-स्वास्थ्य के लिए एक बड़ी सफलता थी।
- After months of talks, the two sides finally reached a breakthrough.
महीनों की बातचीत के बाद दोनों पक्ष अंततः एक बड़ी सफलता पर पहुँचे।
- The film was her breakthrough role in Hindi cinema.
यह फ़िल्म हिंदी सिनेमा में उसकी सफलता की भूमिका थी।
- ISRO's landing was seen as a breakthrough in lunar exploration.
इसरो की लैंडिंग को चंद्र अन्वेषण में बड़ी सफलता माना गया।
- Practice finally brought a breakthrough in his bowling.
अभ्यास से अंततः उसकी गेंदबाज़ी में बड़ी सफलता आई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Scientists made a breakthrough of cancer.
✓ Scientists made a breakthrough in cancer research.
Use in with breakthrough, not of.
'Breakthrough' के साथ 'in' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The government made a break through in the talks.
✓ The government made a breakthrough in the talks.
The noun is one word; break through is a verb phrase.
Noun एक शब्द है; 'break through' verb phrase है।
✗ The police have broken through in the murder case.
✓ The police have made a breakthrough in the murder case.
A breakthrough is a noun that is made or achieved; break through is a verb phrase meaning force a way past something.
'Breakthrough' noun है जिसे make या achieve किया जाता है; 'break through' verb phrase है जिसका अर्थ बाधा पार करना है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Breakthrough, discovery and progress all describe advance, but a breakthrough is a sudden, important step that opens new possibilities.
तीनों शब्द प्रगति बताते हैं, पर 'breakthrough' अचानक आया वह महत्वपूर्ण कदम है जो नई संभावनाएँ खोलता है।
A sudden, important step that solves a long problem.
अचानक आया वह महत्वपूर्ण कदम जो लंबी समस्या सुलझा दे।
- The breakthrough came after ten years of research.
Finding something that existed but was not known before.
ऐसी वस्तु खोजना जो पहले से थी पर ज्ञात नहीं थी।
- The discovery of penicillin changed medicine.
Slow and steady movement towards a goal; it is uncountable.
लक्ष्य की ओर धीमी और निरंतर प्रगति; यह uncountable है।
- The students are making good progress.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
break·through
One word, with -through (not 'breakthru' in formal writing).
एक शब्द, अंत में -through (औपचारिक लेखन में 'breakthru' नहीं)।
?Which word?
Keep apart the noun breakthrough and the phrasal verb break through ('The sun broke through the clouds').
Noun breakthrough और phrasal verb break through ('The sun broke through the clouds') को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A major breakthrough, a scientific breakthrough, make a breakthrough.
Collocations: a major breakthrough (बड़ी सफलता), a scientific breakthrough (वैज्ञानिक खोज में बड़ी प्रगति), make a breakthrough (रुकावट तोड़कर बड़ी सफलता पाना)।