broadcast

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English

Pronunciation

• UK: IPA: /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/, IPA: /ˈbrɔːdkæst/
• US: IPA: /ˈbɹɔdkæst/, SAMPA: /"brOdk{st/

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Etymology

broad + cast

Adjective

broadcast (comparative more broadcast, superlative most broadcast)

1. cast or scattered widely, in all directions

Synonyms

• widespread

Antonyms

• narrowcast

Translations

• Dutch: wijdverspreid (nl)

Noun

broadcast (plural broadcasts)

1. A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
2. A programme (show, bulletin, documentary ...) so transmitted.
3. (dated) The act of scattering seed.

Antonyms

• narrowcast

Translations

a radio or TV transmission on air

Afrikaans: uitsaai (af), uitsending (af) Arabic: تلفزة (ar) (talfaza) f., إذاعة (ar) ('idhaa3a) f. Bulgarian: радиопредаване (bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 廣播 (zh), 广播 (zh) (guǎngbō) Dutch: transmissie (nl), uitzenden (nl) n., uitzending (nl) French: émission (fr) f. German: Sendung (de) f., Übertragung (de) f., Ausstrahlung (de) f., Rundfunk (de) m. Greek: εκπομπή (el) (ekpompí) f., μετάδοση (el) (metàdosi) f. Hebrew: שידור (he) (shidúr) m.

Hungarian: adás (hu) Japanese: 放送 (ja) (ほうそう, hōsō) Korean: 방송 (ko) (bangsong) (放送 (ko)) Norwegian: kringkasting (no) m. and f., utsending (no) m. and f. Romanian: difuzare (ro) f., transmisiune (ro) f. Russian: передача (ru) (peredáča) f., трансляция (ru) (transljácija) f., вещание (ru) (veščánije) n. Spanish: emisión (es) f. Swedish: utsändning (sv) c. Welsh: darllediad (cy) m.

a program transmitted

Dutch: uitzending (nl) Greek: εκπομπή (el) (ekpompí) f., μετάδοση (el) (metàdosi) f., πρόγραμμα (el) (prógramma) n. Hebrew: שידור (he) (shidúr) m. Hungarian: adás (hu)

Norwegian: program (no) n., utsending (no) m. and f. Romanian: emisiune (ro) f. Russian: передача (ru) (p'er'edáča) f., программа (ru) (prográmma) f. Spanish: programa (es) m. Swedish: program (sv) n., sändning (sv) c.

scattering seed

Dutch: zaaien (nl) n.

Greek: σπορά (el) (sporá) f.

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Translations to be checked

Italian: trasmissione

Portuguese: transmissão f. Telugu: ప్రసారము (prasaaramu), pl. ప్రసారాలు (prasaaraalu)

Verb

broadcast (third-person singular simple present broadcasts, present participle broadcasting, simple past and past participle broadcast or broadcasted)

1. To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
2. To transmit a message over a wide area
3. To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
4. (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
5. To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
6. Simple past tense and past participle of broadcast.

Synonyms

• air

Antonyms

• narrowcast

Translations

to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means

Arabic: أذاع (ar) ('adhaa3a) Bulgarian: предавам по радиото (bg) Catalan: emetre (ca), transmetre (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 廣播 (cmn), 广播 (cmn) (guǎngbō), 播報 (cmn), 播报 (cmn) (bōbào) Dutch: uitzenden (nl), omroepen (nl) Esperanto: elsendi (eo) French: diffuser (fr), radiodiffuser (fr) German: senden (de), verbreiten (de) Greek: εκπέμπω (el) (ekpémpo), μεταδίδω (el) (metadído) Hebrew: שידר (he) (shidér)

Hungarian: sugároz (hu) Japanese: 放送する (ja) (ほうそうする, hōsō-suru) Korean: 방송하다 (ko) (bangsong-hada) Lojban: (TV) tivni (jbo) Norwegian: kringkaste (no), sende ut (no) Romanian: difuza (ro), emite (ro) Russian: вещать (ru) (veščát'), передавать (ru) (peredavát'), транслировать (ru) (translírovat') Scottish Gaelic: craol (gd) Swedish: sända ut (sv), utsända (sv) Welsh: darlledu (cy)

to transmit a message over a wide area

Bulgarian: разпространявам (bg)

to appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program

Dutch: omroepen (nl) (excludes performer) Greek: παρουσιάζω (el) (parousiázo)

Romanian: prezenta (ro) Scottish Gaelic: craol (gd)

to sow seeds over a wide area

Bulgarian: хвърлям семена (bg) Dutch: uitzaaien

Greek: σπέρνω (el) (spérno) Hungarian: vet (hu)

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Ido: brodkastar Indonesian: siar, menyiarkan Italian: trasmettere

Portuguese: transmitir (pt) Telugu: ప్రసారంచేయు (prasaaramcheyu) Welsh: darlledu

Related terms

• broadcaster
• broadcasting
• vodcast

References

• broadcast in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• broadcast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913