Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Breakthrough"

A: When someone becomes infected with an illness after they have been vaccinated against that illness.

A: To breakthrough can mean to literally break through something.

"The bullet broke through the front door and killed my dog", something like that.


A "breakthrough" can also be used when you overcome some sort of metaphorical roadblock or boundary.

"I had a breakthrough last night on the math homework, I figured out how to solve #4, do you want me to tell you how to do it?".

Another metaphorical use would be in the context you are asking about. Here, as is the case for athletes (esports or traditional sports), musicians, actors, businesses, etc. a "breakthrough" is when you make a large jump in achievement / success.

"Company X had a breakthrough year this year, their profits nearly tripled and they have become a household name in many parts of the country."
"Actor X's breakthrough role came in Movie Y. After this performance, he started appearing in blockbuster movies every year."
"Singer X's breakthrough came after the success of her single Y, it propelled her to the top of the charts, where she stayed for over 50 weeks."

A: “A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.” is the dictionary definition. an example would be:
“the actress's breakthrough performance that would make her famous.” hope this helps!

A: It means out of your expectation, great and usually towards positive side

A: Atravesar o romper es literal pero se usa como un coloquialismo para superar expectativas y como descubrimiento por lo que tú ejemplo pude referirse a los novatos descubiertos esta temporada

A: After years of studying, he finally had a breakthrough.
Did you have a breakthrough?
There was a scientific breakthrough today.

A: Finding out what I'm good at was a breakthrough in my life.

Scientists worked hard on the new experiments until they finally made a breakthrough -- and it was a success.

A: Science has made many exciting breakthroughs in recent years.

The transistor was the breakthrough that led to the modern computer age.

A: These are NOT common examples;

Researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.

The police have announced a breakthrough in the murder case.

This job could be the breakthrough she's been waiting for.

A: the first one is singular and the second one is plural

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A: difficult to say, it is strange to hear "make a breakthrough" in this case.

making a breakthrough usually means finally solving a difficult problem, such as making a breakthrough in cancer research that leads to a cure

A: × Going through a breakthrough led me to build resilience.
✓ Going through a breakup(?) led me to build resilience.

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A: I want to feel like I've had a breakthrough in my English studies. I'll keep learning, and someday I hope to be able to talk naturally.


I wanted to use the word "breakthrough".

A: I think that "a major breakthrough" is supposed to be for describing when the effect is big and important (no matter how much work you put into it).

In this case, getting lots of resources unstuck does count as a big effect.