· penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft"
Synonym(s): break_through
Hypernym(s): appear
· succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"
Synonym(s): get_through
Hypernym(s): reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain
· continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
Synonym(s): survive, pull_through, pull_round, make_it
Hypernym(s): get_the_better_of, overcome, defeat
· attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
Synonym(s): succeed, win, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods