neue Wege gehen

to break new ground

Türkçe: çığır açmak

Noun

Wege Pl.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der innovative Unternehmer geht in der Krise neue Wege.

How it is used

Means 'to break new ground'—core is innovation. Neutral. Use in business or science when adopting unconventional methods. Common mistake: confusing with 'neue Wege beschreiten' (more formal, same meaning).

Other verbs that go with Wege

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• etw. in die Wege leitento initiate something

All collocations with Wege

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal