broaden

See also: Broaden

English

Etymology

From broad +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔːdən/

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• 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.

   Travel broadens the mind.

   broaden one's knowledge

   broaden the canal

   Synonyms: widen, extend

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.

   Synonym: widen

Derived terms

• broaden someone's horizons

Translations

to make broad

• Bulgarian: разширявам (bg) (razširjavam)
• Aromanian: lãrdzescu
• 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