inroad
To make advances or incursionsTo make advances or incursions.
» The army made inroads into the neighboring country.
Die Armee fiel in das benachbarte Land ein. — Espi
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2 senses(archaic, intransitive)To make advances or incursions.
вторга́тьсяvtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнутьсяvtórgnutʹsja
(obsolete, transitive)To make an inroad into (something).
Examples
7 sentencesThe army made inroads into the neighboring country.
deDie Armee fiel in das benachbarte Land ein. — Espi
I think we have made an inroad today.
We've made great inroads into solving the problem, but our resources dwindle and the end is not in sight.
If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding.
She could never find the motivation to make significant inroads into the work piling up in her in-tray.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The noun is derived from in + road (“(obsolete) act of riding on horseback; hostile ride aThe noun is derived from in + road (“(obsolete) act of riding on horseback; hostile ride against a particular area, raid”).
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Forms
inroads, inroading, inroaded, inroadedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.