achieve a breakthrough
1breakthrough — UK US /ˈbreɪkθruː/ noun [C] ► an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: breakthrough in sth »The development of digital imagery was a breakthrough in computer technology. achieve/make a… …
2breakthrough — n. 1) to achieve, effect, make a breakthrough 2) a scientific breakthrough * * * [ breɪkθruː] effect make a breakthrough a scientific breakthrough to achieve …
3breakthrough — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crucial, great, historic, huge, important, major, real, significant ▪ new …
4Breakthrough (military) — A breakthrough occurs when an offensive force has broken the enemy defensive line, and is rapidly exploiting the gap. Usually, large force is employed on a relative small portion of the front to achieve this. While the line may have held for a… …
5achieve */*/*/ — UK [əˈtʃiːv] / US [əˈtʃɪv] verb Word forms achieve : present tense I/you/we/they achieve he/she/it achieves present participle achieving past tense achieved past participle achieved Metaphor: Something you achieve is like a building, and the… …
6achieve — verb VERB + ACHIEVE ▪ fail to ▪ The present law has failed to achieve its objectives. ▪ be able to ▪ try to ▪ be designed to ▪ …
7achieve — a|chieve [ ə tʃiv ] verb *** transitive to succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort: The Republic of Tunisia achieved independence from France in 1957. the first signs that a breakthrough had been… …
8Doorbraak (Breakthrough) — A Dutch term used in politi cal circles after World War II. The persons concerned wished to achieve a breakthrough within the pillarized society by ending the di viding line between the Christian and non Christian political par ties, the so… …
9Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… …
10Arthur Currie — Infobox Military Person name= Sir Arthur William Currie lived=December 5, 1875 ndash; November 30, 1933 placeofbirth=Strathroy, Ontario placeofdeath=Montreal, Quebec placeofburial=Mount Royal Cemetery Montreal, Quebec caption=General Sir Arthur… …
