"break new ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: breaks new ground [present, singular, third-person], breaking new ground [participle, present], broke new ground [past], broken new ground [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> new ground}} break new ground (third-person singular simple present breaks new ground, present participle breaking new ground, simple past broke new ground, past participle broken new ground)
  1. (literally) To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation. Tags: literally Translations (To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building): creuser un nouveau terrain (French)
    Sense id: en-break_new_ground-en-verb--iqUf0Q9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 68 32 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building': 88 12
  2. (by extension) To initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted; to advance or innovate. Tags: broadly Translations (To initiate a new venture): ouvrir de nouvelles voies (French)
    Sense id: en-break_new_ground-en-verb-5DdC-m-P Disambiguation of 'To initiate a new venture': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: break ground

Inflected forms

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