Broaden — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make broader

extend in scope or range or area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænæstə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɔːdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɔːdən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænæstə/.

Examples

broaden the road
The law was extended to all citizens
widen the range of applications

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extend branch out widen diversify

Antonyms

specialize specialise

Parts of Speech

verb	make broader “broaden the road”
verb	extend in scope or range or area “The law was extended to all citizens”
verb	vary in order to spread risk or to expand “The company diversified”
verb	become broader “The road broadened”

Word Forms

extensive	adjective	large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extension	noun	act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
extent	noun	the point or degree to which something extends
diversity	noun	the condition or result of being changeable
diversification	noun	the condition of being varied

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erweitern

breiter machen

🇫🇷French

élargir

🇪🇸Spanish

ampliar

hacer más amplio

🇮🇹Italian

ampliare

rendere più ampio

🇳🇱Dutch

verbreden

breder maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ampliar

tornar mais amplo

🇷🇺Russian

расширять

сделать шире

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यापक बनाने

व्यापक बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশস্ত করা

আরও বিস্তৃত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரிவுபடுத்தும்

விரிவுபடுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశాలం

విస్తృత చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रुंद करणे

विस्तृत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્તૃત કરો

વ્યાપક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ತಾರಗೊಳಿಸು

ವಿಶಾಲವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശാലമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌੜਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵਿਆਪਕ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وسیع کرنا

وسیع تر بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扩大

使更广泛

🇯🇵Japanese

広げる

より広くする

🇰🇷Korean

넓히다

더 넓게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mở rộng

làm rộng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ขยายกว้างขึ้น

ทำให้กว้างขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperluas

membuat lebih luas

🇵🇭Filipino

palawakin

gawing mas malawak

🇲🇾Malay

meluaskan

jadikan lebih luas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توسيع

جعل أوسع

🇮🇷Persian

گسترش دهد

گسترده تر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

genişletmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְחִיב

לעשות רחב יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'broaden'?

The primary meaning of 'broaden' is 'make broader'.

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Using 'broaden' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'broaden' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'broaden' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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