broadcast

broad·cast  (brôdkst)

v. broad·cast or broad·cast·ed, broad·cast·ing, broad·casts

v.tr.

1. To transmit (a radio or television program) for public or general use.

2. To send out or communicate, especially by radio or television: The agency broadcast an urgent appeal for medical supplies.

3. To make known over a wide area: broadcast rumors. See Synonyms at announce.

4. To sow (seed) over a wide area, especially by hand.

v.intr.

1.

a. To transmit a radio or television program for public or general use.

b. To be on the air: The station begins broadcasting at 6 a.m.

2. To participate in a radio or television program.

3. To send a transmission or signal; transmit.

n.

1. Transmission of a radio or television program or signal for public use.

2.

a. A radio or television program: watched the morning news broadcast.

b. The duration of such a program.

3. The act of scattering seed.

adj.

1.

a. Communicated by means of television or radio.

b. Of or relating to television or radio communications: broadcast journalism; the print and broadcast media.

2. Widely known.

3. Scattered over a wide area.

adv.

In a scattered manner.

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broadcaster n.

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broadcast

Noun

a transmission or programme on radio or television

Verb

[-casting, -cast] or -casted

1. to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television

2. to take part in a radio or television programme

3. to make widely known throughout an area: to broadcast news

4. to scatter (seed, etc.)

broadcaster n
broadcasting n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broadcast - message that is transmitted by radio or television message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" rebroadcast - a broadcast that repeated at a later time radio broadcast - a broadcast via radio simulcast - a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio) telecast - a television broadcast newscast - a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
	2.	broadcast - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" program, programme show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" news program, news show, news - a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" rerun - a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns" chat show, talk show - a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show" television program, television show, TV program, TV show - a program broadcast by television game show, giveaway - a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards serial, series - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" instalment, installment, episode - a part of a broadcast serial sustaining program - a program without a commercial sponsor
Verb	1.	broadcast - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" air, transmit, beam, send broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscast - broadcast a sports event telecast, televise - broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised" interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film
	2.	broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"
	3.	broadcast - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"

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broadcast

noun 1. transmission, show, programme, telecast

verb 2. transmit, show, send, air, radio, cable, beam, send out, relay, televise, disseminate, put on the air

verb 3. make public, report, announce, publish, spread, advertise, proclaim, circulate, disseminate, promulgate, shout from the rooftops (informal)

Translations

broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] [pt, pp broadcast] n → emisión f

vt (RADIO) → emitir;

(TV) → transmitir

vi → emitir; transmitir

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broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] [broadcast , pt , pp ] broad n → émission f

vt (Radio) → radiodiffuser;

(TV) → téléviser

vi → émettre

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broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] [broadcast , pt, pp ] n → Sendung f

vt, vi → senden

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broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] n → trasmissione f

vb [pt broadcast, pp ]

vt → trasmettere per radio (or per televisione)

vi → fare una trasmissione