broaden

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːdən

Etymology

broad +‎ -en

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To make broad or broader.
2. (intransitive) To become broad or broader.

Translations

to make broad

• Dutch: verbreden (nl), verruimen (nl)
• Japanese: 広げる (ja) (ひろげる, hirogeru), 広める (ja) (ひろめる, hiromeru)
• Russian: расширять (ru) (rasširjátʹ)  impf., расширить (ru) (rasšíritʹ)  pf.

• Spanish: ensanchar (es)

to become broad

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擴大 (cmn), 扩大 (cmn) (kuòdà)

• French: s'élargir (fr)
• German: sich weiten (de)

• Japanese: 広がる (ja) (ひろがる, hirogaru), 広まる (ja) (ひろまる, hiromaru)
• Russian: расширяться (ru) (rasširjátʹsja)  impf., расшириться (ru) (rasšíritʹsja)  pf.
• Spanish: ensancharse (es)

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• Bulgarian: разширявам (bg) (се) 

Derived terms

• broaden someone's horizons