Dictionary

broaden en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈbɹɔ.dn̩] without the cot–caught merger
• [ˈbɹɔː.dn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈbɹoː.dn̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˈbɹɑ.dn̩] (cot-caught-merger)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad English -en English broaden From broad + -en (verbal suffix).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make broad or broader.
   • broaden the canal
   • Travel broadens the mind.
   • broaden one’s knowledge
2. (intransitive) To become broad or broader.
   • The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.
   • Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

Forms

Deriveds

broadenable · overbroaden · broadener · unbroadened · broaden someone's horizons · unbroadening

Synonyms

widen · extend · widen

Translations (44)

ru расши́рить (to make broad) · fi laajentua (to become broad) · fr s'élargir (to become broad) · it ampliare (to make broad) · pl poszerzyć (to make broad) · fi laajentaa (to make broad) · ru расширя́ть (to make broad) · de sich weiten (to become broad) · it estendere (to make broad) · it allargarsi (to become broad) · ja 広げる (to make broad) · mi whakawhānui (to make broad) · it allargare (to make broad) · bg разширявам (to make broad) · pl poszerzyć się (to become broad) · bg разширявам се (to become broad) · nl verruimen (to make broad) · es ensancharse (to become broad) · ru расширя́ться (to become broad) · ja 広がる (to become broad) · tr genişletmek (to make broad) · ga leathnaigh (to become broad) · ja 広まる (to become broad) · fr élargir (to make broad) · io larjigar (to make broad) · es ensanchar (to make broad) · fi laajeta (to become broad) · pl poszerzać (to make broad) · ja 広める (to make broad) · cmn 擴大 /扩大 (to become broad) · nl verbreden (to make broad) · pl poszerzać się (to become broad) · rup lãrdzescu (to make broad) · pt alargar (to make broad) · ru расши́риться (to become broad) · sv breddas (to become broad) · mi rangiwhāwhā (to become broad) · pt alargar-se (to become broad) · it ampliarsi (to become broad) · ga leathnaigh (to make broad) · ro lărgi (to make broad) · sv bredda (to make broad) · tr genişlemek (to become broad) · sv vidga (to make broad)