break through

Questions about break through

What does break through mean?

break through means "pass through (a barrier)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for break through?

Close synonyms include crack, come through, erupt, come out, push through. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is break through a common word?

break through is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.