Broaden definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'broaden' ; verb. to make or become broad or broader; widen ; verb transitive, verb intransitive. to widen; expand ; intransitive verb or transitive ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesConjugationGrammar Definitionof 'broaden'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× broaden (brɔːdən ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensebroadens ,presentparticiplebroadening ,pasttense,pastparticiplebroadened 1. verb Whensomethingbroadens,itbecomeswider. Thetrailsbroadenedintoroads.[VERB+into] Thesmilebroadenedtoagrin.[VERB+to] [AlsoVERB]Synonyms:widen,spread,extend,stretch MoreSynonymsofbroaden 2. verb Whenyoubroadensomethingsuchasyourexperienceorpopularityorwhenitbroadens,thenumberofthingsorpeoplethatitincludesbecomesgreater. Wemustbroadenourappeal.[VERBnoun] Ithoughtyouwantedtobroadenyourhorizons.[VERBnoun] Thepoliticalspectrumhasbroadened.[VERB] Synonyms:expand,increase,develop,spread MoreSynonymsofbroaden 3. Seebroadeno's/themind Phrasalverbs:Seebroadenout CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof broaden Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'broaden' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'broaden' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Aristarchus' HindiTranslationof'broaden' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency broadeninBritishEnglish (ˈbrɔːdən ) verbtomakeorbecomebroadorbroader;widen CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency broadeninAmericanEnglish (ˈbrɔdən ) verbtransitive,verbintransitive towiden;expand Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency broadeninAmericanEnglish (ˈbrɔdn) intransitiveverbortransitiveverbtobecomeormakebroad SYNONYMSextend,expand,enlarge,widen;enlighten,inform,educate;sophisticate.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1720–30;broad+-en1] Examplesof'broaden'inasentence broaden TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Youcouldbroadenyourexperienceandbankmoremoneybecausethereislowertax.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Itmeantwecouldrealisesomeofthepotentialinthebusinessandbroadenourrange.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Unionsarealsotryingtobroadentheirbase.AConceptualViewofHumanResourceManagement:StrategicObjectives,Environments, FunctionsTheindicationsarethathealsowantstobroadenthescopeofthemembership.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Wemustbroadenthebaseofoureconomybysectorandbyregion.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Financialrewardswerepartoftheappealbuthewasalsokeentobroadenhisexperience.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Therearealreadysignsthattheattackisbroadeningtoincludebigbusinessandchiefexecutivesingeneral.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thesearewoundupafterfiveyearsandhavereducedriskbybroadeningthescopeoftheirinvestments.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Itisoftensaidthattheintangiblebenefitofauniversityeducationistogrowupandbroadenthemind.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Itmustbroadenitsbase.Times,SundayTimes(2013) COBUILDCollocations broaden  broadenadefinition broadenadiscussion broadenaccess broadenhorizons broadenparticipation broadenthefocus broadenthemarket broadentheperspective broadenthepool broadentherange broadenthereach broadenthescopeof Showmore... Trendsof broaden Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages broaden BritishEnglish:broaden VERB/ˈbrɔːdən/Whensomethingbroadens,itbecomeswider.Thetrailsbroadenedintoroads.AmericanEnglish:broaden /ˈbrɔdən/BrazilianPortuguese:alargar-se Chinese:变宽EuropeanSpanish:ensancharse French:s'élargir German:sichverbreitern Italian:allargarsi Japanese:広くなるKorean:넓어지다EuropeanPortuguese:alargar-se LatinAmericanSpanish:ensancharse Thai:ขยายกว้างขึ้น Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically broaden broadcastingstation broadcastingsystem broadcloth broaden broadenadefinition broadenadiscussion broadenaccess AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'B' Relatedtermsof broaden broadenout broadenaccess broadenhorizons broadenparticipation broadenthebase Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofbroadenfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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