make inroads

meɪk ˈɪnroʊdz

made inroads

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Definition of make inroads - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

impact

Rare

begin to have an impact or effect

Rare

The new policy made inroads on reducing pollution.

advance

gain ground

make progress

progress

Rare

achieve progress in a specific area

Rare

The company made inroads into the Asian market.

advance

gain ground

progress

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make inroads into

start to have an effect or gain influence in something

New companies make inroads into the smartphone market.

Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Examples of make inroads in a sentence

Their efforts made inroads in the tech industry.
The new policy made inroads in improving education.
Researchers are making inroads in cancer treatment.

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French:faire des progrès, faire des percées, ...
German:Fortschritte machen, vorankommen, ...
Italian:avere un impatto, fare progressi, ...
Spanish:hacer avances, progresar, ...
Portuguese:começar a ter impacto, avançar, ...
Chinese:产生影响, 开拓, ...
Japanese:影響を与える, 進出する, ...
Arabic:أَحْرَزَ تَقَدُّمًا, حقق تقدماً, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְחִיל לְהַשְׁפִּיעַ, לַחְדּוֹר, ...
Russian:начать приносить плоды, делать успехи, ...
Ukrainian:почати впливати, досягати успіху, ...
Hindi:प्रभाव डालना, प्रगति करना, ...
Bengali:প্রভাব ফেলা, অগ্রগতি অর্জন করা, ...
Catalan:tenir un impacte, avançar, ...
Czech:prosazovat se, pokročit, ...
Danish:gøre fremskridt, opnå fremskridt, ...
Dutch:vorderingen maken, vooruitgang boeken, ...
Greek:έχω αντίκτυπο, πετυχαίνω πρόοδο, ...
Hungarian:teret nyerni, tért nyerni, ...
Khmer:ចាប់ផ្តើមមានឥទ្ធិពលលើ, ឈានចូល, ...
Korean:영향을 미치다, 진출하다, ...
Persian:تأثیر گذاشت, پیشرفت کرد, ...
Polish:zaczynać przynosić efekty, robić postępy, ...
Portuguese (BR):começar a ter impacto, fazer avanços, ...
Romanian:a avea un impact, a avansa, ...
Swedish:göra avtryck, göra framsteg, ...
Thai:เริ่มมีผลกระทบ, บรรลุความก้าวหน้า, ...
Turkish:etki yapmak, ilerleme kaydetmek, ...
Vietnamese:có tác động, đạt được tiến bộ, ...

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