broaden

broad·en

 (brôd′n)

tr. & intr.v. broad·ened, broad·en·ing, broad·ens

To make or become broad or broader.

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broad′en·er n.

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broaden

(ˈbrɔːdən)

vb

to make or become broad or broader; widen

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broad•en

(ˈbrɔd n)

v.i., v.t.

to become or make broad or broader; widen.

[1720–30]

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broaden

Past participle: broadened
Gerund: broadening

Imperative

broaden

broaden

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" extend, broaden, widen - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
	2.	broaden - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" extend, widen increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" broaden - make broader; "broaden the road" territorialise, territorialize - extend by adding territory globalise, globalize - make world-wide in scope or application; "Markets are being increasingly globalized" expand, extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
	3.	broaden - vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" branch out, diversify vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
	4.	broaden - become broader; "The road broadened" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

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broaden

verb

1. widen, spread, extend, stretch, expand, enlarge, dilate, open out or up, become wider or broader The smile broadened to a grin.

2. expand, increase, develop, spread, extend, stretch, open up, swell, supplement, widen, enlarge, augment We must broaden our appeal.
expand reduce, narrow, restrict, diminish, tighten, simplify, constrain, circumscribe

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broaden

verb

1. To make or become broad or broader:

widen.

2. To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive:

expand, extend, widen.

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Translations

يوسّع، يعرّض

rozšiřovat

udvide

verbreitern

élargir

szélesít

víkka

allargareampliare

gjøre bredutvide

širiti

genişle mek

加宽

broaden

[ˈbrɔːdn]

A. VT [+ road] → ensanchar; [+ horizons, outlook] → ampliar
travel broadens the mind → los viajes son muy educativos

B. VI (also broaden out) → ensancharse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

broaden

[ˈbrɔːd^ən]

vt

[+ appeal, scope, horizon] → élargir

to broaden the mind → ouvrir de nouveaux horizons
to broaden one's mind → élargir son esprit

vi [river] → s'élargir; [smile] → s'élargir; [spectrum] → s'élargirbroad jump n (US) → saut m en longueur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

broaden (out)

vt sep road etc → verbreitern; (fig) person, attitudes → aufgeschlossener machen; to broaden one’s mind/one’s horizons (fig) → seinen Horizont erweitern

vi → breiter werden, sich verbreitern; (fig, person, attitudes) → aufgeschlossener werden; (fig, horizon) → sich erweitern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

broaden

[ˈbrɔːdn]

1. vt (scope, outlook) → allargare
to broaden one's mind → allargare i propri orizzonti

2. vi (also broaden out) → allargarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

broad

(broːd) adjective

1. wide; great in size from side to side. a broad street. wyd واسِعٌ، عَريضٌ широк largo široký breit bred φαρδύςancho lai پهن؛ عریض leveä largeרחב विस्तृत širok széles lebar largo 広い 폭이 넓은 platus plats lebar breedbred, vidszeroki پنډ، سورور، ارت largo larg широкий široký širok širok bred กว้าง geniş, enli 寬闊的 широкий, просторий چوڑا rộng 宽阔的

2. from side to side. two metres broad. breed ذو عَرْض، عَرْضُهُ широк de largura široký breit bred σε πλάτος de ancho lai پهنا leveä de large רוחב चौड़ाई prostran széles ukuran lebar di larghezza 幅が～の 넓은 pločio plats lebar breedbred, i bredden szeroki ارتوالی، پنډوالی largura. lat de в ширину široký v širino širok bred, vid กว้าง eninde, genişliğinde 寬的 широкий ایک جانب سے دوسری جانب تک ngang 宽的

3. general; not detailed. We discussed the plans in broad outline. in breë trekke عام، عَريض общ geral celkový, obecný, všestranný allgemein generelt; i store træk γενικός, χωρίς λεπτομέρειες general üld- کلی؛ اصلی yleinen généralכללי विस्तृत नहीं, सामान्य otvoreno átfogó umum ampio, completo 大ざっぱな 포괄적인 bendras vispārējs umum ruim, algemeeni grove trekkogólny اصلی geral general общий celkový, všeobecný splošen opšti i stora (grova) drag ทั่ว ๆ ไป genel, ayrıntılı olmayan 廣泛的 загальний عمومی khái quát 广泛的

ˈbroaden verb

to make or become broad or broader. verbreed يوسّع، يعرّض разширявам alargar rozšiřovat verbreitern udvide διευρύνω, πλαταίνωensanchar laiendama, laienema پهن کردن؛ عریض کردن laajentaa élargir לְהַרחִיב चौड़ा करना, दायरा बढ़ाना proširiti szélesít memperlebar ampliare, allargare 広げる 넓히다 (pa)platinti paplašināt; izplest melebar verbredengjøre bred, utvideposzerzyć پنډکول، سورورکول alargar a (se) lărgi расширять rozšíriť (sa) širiti (se) proširiti bredda[s], göra (bli) bredare ทำให้กว้าง genişle(t)mek 加寬，變寬 розширювати(ся) چوڑا کرنا mở rộng 加宽

ˈbroadly adverb

generally. Broadly speaking, I'd say your chances are poor. in die algemeen بصورة عامَّه (на) широко em geral všeobecně allgemein gesagt generelt γενικά, ευρέωςen general üldjoontes بطور کلی laajasti en grosבאופן כללי आम तौर पर široko nagyjából secara garis besar in generale おおまかに 폭넓게 apskritai vispār runājot secara umumnya ruim, algemeenstort settszeroko, ogólnie په بشپړه توګه em geral în mare вообще celkove, všeobecne na splošno uopšteno i stort sett, i det stora hela โดยทั่วไป genel olarak 廣義地 широко, загалом عمومی طور پر nhìn chung 广义地

broad daylight

full daylight. The child was attacked in broad daylight. helder daglig في وَضُحِ النَّهار по светло luz do dia bílý den am hellichten Tage i fuldt dagslys μέρα μεσημέρι a plena luz del día päise päeva ajal روز روشن keskellä kirkasta päivää plein לְאוֹר הָיוֹם दिन दहाड़े usred fényes nappal siang hari bolong pieno giorno 真昼間 대낮, 백주 vidury šviesios dienos gaišs dienas laiks siang hari klaarlichte dag høylys dag, midt på dagen biały dzień روښانه ورځ luz do dia plină zi средь бела дня biely deň sredi dneva usred ljusan dag กลางวันแสก ๆ güpegündüz 光天化日下 білий день دن دہاڑے giữa ban ngày 在光天化日之下

ˌbroad-ˈminded adjective

ready to allow others to think or act as they choose without criticizing them. a broad-minded headmaster. ruim denkend, liberaal واسِعُ أُفُقِ التَّفْكير، مُتَحَرِّر с широки възгледи tolerante velkorysý, snášenlivý großzügig tolerant; fordomsfri ανοιχτόμυαλος, με ευρύτητα πνεύματος tolerante, de mente abierta salliv روشنفکر avarakatseinen large d'esprit רְחַב אוֹפָקִים खुले दिमाग वाला širokogrudan liberális gondolkodású berpikiran luas aperto di mente 寛容な 편견 없는 tolerantiškas bez aizspriedumiem; iecietīgs berfikiran luas ruimdenkendliberal, tolerant, frisinnettolerancyjny روشن فکره tolerante cu vederi largi с широкими взглядами veľkodušný strpen širokogrud vidsynt, tolerant, fördomsfri ใจกว้าง geniş fikirli, açık fikirli 寬宏大量的 з широким кругозором کھلے ذہن کا مالک có tư tưởng rộng rãi 宽宏大量的

broadside on

sideways. The ships collided broadside on. lang kant eerste تَصادُم عَرْضي отстрани de lado z boku mit der Breitseite med bredsiden til; med bredsiden mod λοξά, στο πλάι de costado küljetsi هر یک از دو پهلوی کشتی sivuttain par le travers הַצִידָה बाजू bočno hajó oldala pada sisinya con la fiancata 舷側を向けて 뱃전을 돌리고 bortu, šonu ar (kuģa) bortu, sānu bahagian sisi van langszij bredside, sidelengs burtą, bokiem د کیګدی یو له دواړو څنګونو څخه de lado într-o parte, pe un flanc бортом zboku bočno s boka broda [med] bredsidan till ด้านข้าง; เอียงๆ bordadan, yandan 舷側 бортом, боком اطراف سے mạn tàu 舷侧

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