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Broadening

noun/kˌæneɪvˈɑːli/
Definition
the act of making something wider
the action of making broader
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌæneɪvˈɑːli/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈɔːdənɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈɔːdənɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /kˌæneɪvˈɑːli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
extendwideningdiversifybranch outbroadenwiden
Antonyms
specializenarrowingspecialise
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of making something wider
nounthe action of making broader
“the broadening of travel”
nounan increase in width
verbmake broader
“broaden the road”
verbextend in scope or range or area
“The law was extended to all citizens”
verbvary in order to spread risk or to expand
“The company diversified”
verbbecome broader
“The road broadened”
Word Forms
widenverbmake wider
extensiveadjectivelarge in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
extensionnounact of expanding in scope; making more widely available
extentnounthe point or degree to which something extends
diversitynounthe condition or result of being changeable
diversificationnounthe condition of being varied
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Erweiterung
der Akt, etwas breiter zu machen
🇫🇷French
élargissement
l'acte de rendre quelque chose plus large
🇪🇸Spanish
ampliando
el acto de hacer algo más amplio
🇮🇹Italian
ampliamento
l'atto di rendere qualcosa di più ampio
🇳🇱Dutch
verbreding
de handeling om iets breder te maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
ampliando
o ato de tornar algo mais amplo
🇷🇺Russian
расширение
действие по расширению чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विस्तार
किसी चीज़ को व्यापक बनाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রসারিত
কিছু বিস্তৃত করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
விரிவுபடுத்துதல்
எதையாவது அகலமாக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
విస్తరించడం
ఏదో విస్తృతంగా చేసే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
रुंदीकरण
काहीतरी विस्तीर्ण बनवण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિસ્તરણ
કંઈક વ્યાપક બનાવવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಸ್ತಾರಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ವಿಶಾಲವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിശാലമാക്കുന്നു
എന്തെങ്കിലും വിശാലമാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਸਤਾਰ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
وسیع کرنا
کسی چیز کو وسیع تر بنانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拓宽
使某事物变得更广泛的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
広がる
何かをより広くする行為
🇰🇷Korean
확장
뭔가를 더 넓게 만드는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mở rộng
hành động làm cho một cái gì đó rộng hơn
🇹🇭Thai
การขยายกว้าง
การทำบางสิ่งให้กว้างขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
pelebaran
tindakan membuat sesuatu lebih luas
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapalawak
ang pagkilos ng paggawa ng isang bagay na mas malawak
🇲🇾Malay
meluaskan
perbuatan membuat sesuatu yang lebih luas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
توسيع
فعل جعل شيء أوسع
🇮🇷Persian
گسترش دادن
عمل ساختن چیزی گسترده تر
🇹🇷Turkish
genişleme
bir şeyi daha geniş yapma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַרחָבָה
הפעולה של הפיכת משהו רחב יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'broadening'?
The primary meaning of 'broadening' is 'the act of making something wider'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'broadening' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'broadening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'broadening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'broadening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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