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- 1. become larger in distance from side to side; widen: "her smile broadened" Similar Opposite
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BROADEN definition: 1. to become wider, or to cause something to become wider: 2. to increase the range of something…. Learn more.
: to make broader. intransitive verb. : to become broad. Examples of broaden in a Sentence. They need to broaden their understanding of other cultures. The police have broadened the scope of the investigation. Her smile broadened when I told her the good news. The investigation has broadened to include the mayor's staff.
Definition of 'broaden' broaden. (brɔːdən ) Word forms: broadens , broadening , broadened. 1. verb. When something broadens, it becomes wider. The trails broadened into roads. [VERB + into] The smile broadened to a grin. [VERB + to] [Also VERB] Synonyms: widen, spread, extend, stretch More Synonyms of broaden. 2. verb.
to increase the range of something: broaden someone's/something's appeal They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that program in order to broaden its appeal. This seems to be an attempt to broaden his political appeal.
To broaden something is to make it wider or more expansive. If you wake up feeling less than cheerful, the sight of the doughnuts your dad got for breakfast might broaden your smile. Something can broaden literally, like a river that broadens as you hike beside it, growing wider as it flows south.
Definition of broaden verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the verb broaden mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb broaden. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb broaden? About 7 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the verb broaden pronounced? British English
BROADEN definition: 1. to increase or make something increase and include more things or people: 2. to become wider or…. Learn more.
verb. 1. widen, spread, extend, stretch, expand, enlarge, dilate, open out or up, become wider or broader The smile broadened to a grin. 2. expand, increase, develop, spread, extend, stretch, open up, swell, supplement, widen, enlarge, augment We must broaden our appeal.
1. When something broadens, it becomes wider. [...] 2. When you broaden something such as your experience or popularity, or when it broadens, the number of things or people that it includes becomes greater. [...] More. Conjugations of 'broaden' present simple: I broaden, you broaden [...] past simple: I broadened, you broadened [...]
