broaden

See also: Broaden

English

Etymology

From broad +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔː.dən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔ.dən/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑ.dən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoː.dən/
• Rhymes: -ɔːdən

Verb

broaden (third-person singular simple present broadens, present participle broadening, simple past and past participle broadened)

1. (transitive) To make broad or broader.

   Synonyms: widen, extend

   Travel broadens the mind.

   broaden one's knowledge

   broaden the canal

2. (intransitive) To become broad or broader.

   Synonym: widen

   The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

   Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

Derived terms

• broaden someone's horizons

Translations

to make broad

• Aromanian: lãrdzescu
• Bulgarian: разширявам (bg) (razširjavam)
• Dutch: verbreden (nl), verruimen (nl)
• Finnish: laajentaa (fi)
• French: élargir (fr)
• Ido: larjigar (io)
• Italian: ampliare (it), allargare (it), estendere (it)
• Japanese: 広げる (ja) (ひろげる, hirogeru), 広める (ja) (ひろめる, hiromeru)
• Maori: whakawhānui
• Polish: poszerzać (pl) impf, poszerzyć (pl) pf
• Portuguese: alargar (pt)
• Romanian: lărgi (ro)
• Russian: расширя́ть (ru) impf (rasširjátʹ), расши́рить (ru) pf (rasšíritʹ)
• Spanish: ensanchar (es)
• Swedish: bredda (sv), vidga (sv)
• Turkish: genişletmek (tr)

to become broad

• Bulgarian: разширявам се (razširjavam se)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擴大／扩大 (zh) (kuòdà)

• Finnish: laajentua (fi), laajeta (fi)
• French: s’élargir (fr)
• German: sich weiten (de)
• Italian: allargarsi (it), ampliarsi
• Japanese: 広がる (ja) (ひろがる, hirogaru), 広まる (ja) (ひろまる, hiromaru)
• Maori: rangiwhāwhā
• Polish: poszerzać się impf, poszerzyć się pf
• Portuguese: alargar-se (pt)
• Russian: расширя́ться (ru) impf (rasširjátʹsja), расши́риться (ru) pf (rasšíritʹsja)
• Spanish: ensancharse (es)
• Swedish: breddas (sv)
• Turkish: genişlemek (tr)

Anagrams

• Aberdon, bandore, boarden