broaden

See also: Broaden

English

Etymology

From broad +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔː.dən/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɔ.dən/
(cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑ.dən/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹoː.dən/
Rhymes: -ɔːdən

Verb

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

(transitive) To make broad or broader.
Synonyms: widen, extend

broaden one’s knowledge

broaden the canal

Travel broadens the mind.
(intransitive) To become broad or broader.
Synonym: widen

The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

Derived terms

Translations

to make broad

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