groundbreaking
Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done beforeInnovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
» Everything Tom did was groundbreaking.
Toms Taten waren alle bahnbrechend. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Всё, что Том ни делал, было в новинку. — Karok
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1 sensesInnovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.
bahnbrechend, weltbewegend, innovativ
being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
Examples
14 sentencesEverything Tom did was groundbreaking.
ruВсё, что Том ни делал, было в новинку. — Karok
deToms Taten waren alle bahnbrechend. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The space explorers made a groundbreaking discovery.
It was a groundbreaking invention at the time.
It's a discovery as surprising as it is groundbreaking.
deDas ist eine ebenso überraschende, wie bahnbrechende Erkenntnis. — al_ex_an_der
The researcher's groundbreaking discovery revolutionized the field of psychiatry.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning oFrom ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.
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Forms
more groundbreaking, most groundbreaking| Comparative | more groundbreaking Lesson |
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| Superlative | most groundbreaking Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before:innovativeinnovational
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.