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Meaning of break new ground | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.
literally
To initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted; to advance or innovate.
broadly

Equivalents

Español abrir brecha

Français creuser un nouveau terrain ouvrir de nouvelles voies

Examples

“One of the Birmingham R.C.W. diesel multiple-units on the Calder Valley service broke new ground on August 12 when it was enployed for a works excursion from Halifax to Windermere, [...].”

“Some of these things were possible to do with earlier A.I. models. But OpenAI has broken new ground, too. According to the company, GPT-4 is more capable and accurate than the original ChatGPT, and it performs astonishingly well on a variety of tests […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

break no squares break off break on break on the wheel break one off break one's arm patting oneself on the back