broadcast

broad·cast

 (brôd′kăst′)

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

v.tr.

1. To communicate or transmit (a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming) to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network: a radio station that broadcasts news; an agency broadcasting an appeal for donations over the internet.

2. To make known over a wide area: reporters who broadcast unchecked rumors in order to get the story out first; "The birds sang in flight because that was the only way, in this treeless terrain, to broadcast their claims across their chosen pieces of land" (Kenn Kaufman). See Synonyms at announce.

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

v.intr.

To communicate or transmit a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming, to numerous recipients simultaneously over a communication network.

n.

1. The act or process of broadcasting a signal, a message, or content, such as audio or video programming.

2. A signal, message, or audio or video program that is broadcast over a communication network: watched the morning news broadcast.

3. The act of scattering seed.

adj.

1.

a. Communicated or transmitted by means of broadcasting, as over a communications network: a broadcast announcement.

b. Of or relating to the broadcasting of audio or video content over communication networks, as in television or radio.

2. Widely known.

3. Scattered over a wide area.

adv.

In a scattered manner.

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broad′cast′er n.

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broadcast

(ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst)

vb, -casts, -casting, -cast or -casted

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

2. (Broadcasting) (intr) to take part in a radio or television programme

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

4. (tr) to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand

n

5. (Broadcasting)

a. a transmission or programme on radio or television

b. (as modifier): a broadcast signal.

6. (Agriculture)

a. the act of scattering seeds

b. (as modifier): the broadcast method of sowing.

adj

dispersed over a wide area: broadcast seeds.

adv

far and wide: seeds to be sown broadcast.

ˈbroadˌcaster n

ˈbroadˌcasting n

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broad•cast

(ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)

v. -cast -cast•ed, -cast•ing, v.t.

1. to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.

2. to speak, perform, or present on a radio or television program.

3. to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.

4. to spread widely; disseminate.

v.i.

5. to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.

6. to make something known widely; disseminate something.

7. to speak, perform, or present all or part of a radio or television program.

n.

8. something that is broadcast.

9. a single radio or television program.

10. a single period of broadcasting.

11. a method of sowing by scattering seed.

adj.

12. (of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.

13. of or pertaining to broadcasting.

14. cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.

adv.

15. so as to reach or be cast abroad over a wide area.

[1760–70; orig. as adv.]

broad′cast`er, n.

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broadcast

Past participle: broadcasted
Gerund: broadcasting

Imperative

broadcast

broadcast

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broadcast

A method of spreading seed (or fertilizer) evenly over a wide area by scattering.

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Broadcast

A form of small-grain planting in which the seed was scattered randomly and not in rows. Broadcasting was usually done by hand, with the seed being carried in a sack.

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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, webcast a broadcast on the national radio

verb

1. transmit, show, send, air, radio, cable, beam, send out, relay, televise, disseminate, put on the air CNN also broadcasts programmes in Europe.

2. make public, report, announce, publish, spread, advertise, proclaim, circulate, disseminate, promulgate, shout from the rooftops (informal) Don't broadcast your business outside the family.

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broadcast

verb

1. To make (information) generally known:

advertise, blaze, blazon, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread.

Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.

2. To bring to public notice or make known publicly:

advertise, announce, annunciate, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish.

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Translations

أذاعإذاعةإذاعَةبَرْنامَجٌ إذاعي أو تلفزيونيتلفزة

vysílánívysílatprogramrelacerozšířit

sendeudsendelsespredetransmittere

RundfunksendenSendungÜbertragungverbreiten

εκπομπήμεταδίδωεκπέμπω

emisiónemitirretransmisióndivulgarretransmitir

lähettää radiossa tai televisiossalähetys

diffuserémissionradiodiffusionrépandretéléviser

emisijaemitirati

adásközhírré tesz

útbreiîaútvarpaútvarpsòáttur

trasmissionediffonderedivulgaremandoraccontare in giro

放送放送する

방송방송하다

ištriūbytilaidapaskleistiradijo laidų vedėjastelevizijos laidų vedėjas

izplatītpārraidītradioraidījumstelevīzijas pārraide

uitzendenuitzendingzaaienomroepen

kringkastekringkastingkringkastingsprogramsende utspre

nadaćtransmisja

transmissãotransmitir

вещаниепередачатрансляцияпрограмматранслировать

oddajaoddajati

sändasändning

กระจายเสียง เผยแพร่การออกรายการอากาศ

yayınyayın yapmakyayınlamakyaymakherkese duyurmak

chương trình phát sóngphát sóng

广播广播节目散布使广为人知

broadcast

[ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] (broadcast (vb: pt, pp))

A. N (Rad, TV) → emisión f, programa m

B. VT

1. (TV) [+ match, event] → transmitir (Rad) → emitir, radiar

2. (Agr) → sembrar a voleo

3. (fig) [+ news, rumour] → divulgar, difundir

C. VI (TV, Rad) [station] → transmitir, emitir; [person] → hablar por la radio/televisión

D. ADV [sow] → a voleo

E. CPD (Agr) [seed] → sembrado a voleo
broadcast journalism N → periodismo m de radio y televisión
broadcast journalist N → periodista mf de radio y televisión
broadcast media NPL → medios mpl de radiodifusión y teledifusión
broadcast news N → noticias fpl de radio y televisión
broadcast satellite N → satélite m de retransmisiones

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broadcast

[ˈbrɔːdkɑːst]

n → émission f

vt [+ radio programme] → diffuser; [+ television programme] → téléviser
The interview was broadcast all over the world → L'interview a été diffusée dans le monde entier.
to broadcast sth live → retransmettre qch en direct

vi [radio station] → émettre; [TV channel] → diffuser ses programmes

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broadcast

vb: pret, ptp <broadcast>

n (Rad, TV) → Sendung f; (of match etc) → Übertragung f; broadcasts pl → Programm nt, → Sendungen pl

vt

(Rad, TV) → senden, ausstrahlen; football match, event → übertragen

(fig) news, rumour etc → verbreiten

(Agr) seed → aussäen

vi (Rad, TV, station) → senden; (person) → im Rundfunk/Fernsehen sprechen; we’re not broadcasting tonight → heute Abend strahlen wir kein Programm aus

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broadcast

[ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst] (broadcast (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (TV, Radio) → trasmissione f

2. vt (TV) → (tele)trasmettere, mandare in onda (Radio) → (radio)trasmettere, mandare in onda (fig) (news, rumour) → diffondere
don't broadcast it! → non spargerlo ai quattro venti!

3. vi (station) → trasmettere; (person) → fare una trasmissione

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broadcast

(ˈbroːdkaːst) – past tense, past participle ˈbroadcast – verb

1. to send out (radio and TV programmes etc). He broadcasts regularly. uitsaai يَبُثُّ излъчвам transmitir vysílat senden transmittere; sende εκπέμπω, μεταδίδωretransmitir eetrisse andma پخش کردن lähettää diffuser לְשָדֵר प्रसारित करना emitirati (rádión, televízión) ad, sugároz melakukan siaran, menyiarkan trasmettere 放送する 방송하다 transliuoti pārraidīt (pa radio, televīziju) menyiar uitzendenkringkaste, sende utnadawać خپور کول transmitir a difuza, a transmite передавать; выступать vysielať oddajati emitovanje sända [ut] ออกอากาศ yayın yapmak, yayınlamak 廣播 передавати نشر کرنا phát đi 广播

2. to make (something) widely known. wyd en syd versprei يُذيعُ оповестявам divulgar rozšířit verbreiten sprede διαλαλώ, κοινοποιώdifundir, divulgar, transmitir kuulsaks tegema پراکندن اطلاعات tiedottaa yleisesti diffuser לְפַרסֵם किसी चीज को व्यापक जानकारी में लाना rasprostraniti közhírré tesz mengumumkan diffondere 言いふらす 선전하다 paskleisti, ištriūbyti izplatīt (ziņas) penyiaran bekend makenspre, kringkaste rozgłaszać د اطلاعاتو خپرول divulgar a răs­pândi распространять rozšíriť oznanjati prenositi sprida [ut] เผยแพร่ yaymak, herkese duyurmak 散佈 поширювати چرچا کرنا truyền đi 散布，使广为人知

noun

a television or radio programme. I heard his broadcast last night. uitsending بَرْنامَجٌ إذاعي أو تلفزيوني радиопредаване, телевизионно предаване transmissão vysílání, relace, program die Sendung udsendelse εκπομπήretransmisión, emisión tele(visiooni)saade, raadiosaade برنامه televisio- tai radio-ohjelma émission שדור, שידור प्रसारण emitiranje adás siaran trasmissione 放送 방송 laida radioraidījums; televīzijas pārraide siaran uitzending kringkastingsprogram/-sending audycja برنامه transmissão emisiune передача vysielanie, program oddaja emisija program รายการออกอากาศ yayın; program 廣播節目 радіопередача, телепередача ٹیلی ویژن یا ریڈیو کا نشریہ chương trình truyền thanh, truyền hình 广播节目

ˈbroadcaster noun

omroeper, uitsaaier مُذيعُ أخْبار говорител по радиото/телевизията locutor vysílač; hlasatel, reportér der/die (Rundfunk-,) Fernsehsprecher(in) studievært; interviewer εκφωνητήςlocutor, presentador esineja سخنگو؛ گوینده toimittaja reporterשדרן, שדרנית प्रसारक emitator adó (készülék, állomás) penyiar annunciatore; cronista 放送者 방송자 radijo/televizijos laidų vedėjas, transliuotojas diktors penyiar omroeperkringkaster osoba prowadząca program, nadawca ویاند locutor reporter (radio/TV) диктор hlásateľ, -ka; reportér, -ka oddajnik spiker sändare ผู้กระจายเสียงทางวิทยุหรือโทรทัศน์ yayıncı 廣播員 диктор نشر کار phát thanh viên 广播员

ˈbroadcasting noun

uitsaai, uitsending, omroep إذاعَه، بَثٌّ емисия transmissão vysílání die (Rundfunk-) Fernsehübertragung transmission; udsendelse; tv; radio δημιουργία και μετάδοση εκπομπών, ραδιοτηλεόραση retransmisión, emisión ringhääling پخش lähetys émissions שדור, שידור प्रसारण emitiranje műsorszórás siaran trasmissione 放送 방송 사업 transliavimas televīzijas pārraide; radioraidījums; translācija menyiarkan omroepwezenkringkasting nadwanie خپور transmissão radiodifuziune трансляция vysielanie oddajanje prenos radio, sändning, sändande การกระจายเสียง yayın yapma, yayınlama 廣播 радіопередача, телепередача نشر کرنا việc phát chương trình bằng truyền thanh hoặc truyền hình 广播

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broadcast

→ إذاعَة, يُذيع vysílání, vysílat sende, udsendelse übertragen, Übertragung εκπέμπω, εκπομπή emisión, emitir lähettää radiossa tai televisiossa, lähetys diffuser, émission emisija, emitirati trasmettere, trasmissione 放送, 放送する 방송, 방송하다 uitzenden, uitzending kringkaste, kringkasting nadać, transmisja transmissão, transmitir транслировать, трансляция sända, sändning กระจายเสียง เผยแพร่, การออกรายการอากาศ yayın, yayın yapmak chương trình phát sóng, phát sóng 广播

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