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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɔː.dən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹɔ.dən/ [General-American], /ˈbɹɑ.dən/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈbɹoː.dən/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-broaden.wav Forms: broadens [present, singular, third-person], broadening [participle, present], broadened [participle, past], broadened [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːdən Etymology: From broad + -en (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|broad|en|id2=inchoative|pos2=verbal suffix}} broad + -en (verbal suffix) Head templates: {{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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: widen, extend Translations (to make broad): lãrdzescu (Aromanian), разширявам (razširjavam) (Bulgarian), verbreden (Dutch), verruimen (Dutch), laajentaa (Finnish), élargir (French), larjigar (Ido), ampliare (Italian), allargare (Italian), estendere (Italian), 広げる (hirogeru) (alt: ひろげる) (Japanese), 広める (hiromeru) (alt: ひろめる) (Japanese), whakawhānui (Maori), poszerzać [imperfective] (Polish), poszerzyć [perfective] (Polish), alargar (Portuguese), lărgi (Romanian), расширя́ть (rasširjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расши́рить (rasšíritʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ensanchar (Spanish), bredda (Swedish), vidga (Swedish), genişletmek (Turkish)
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  2. (intransitive) To become broad or broader. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: widen Translations (to become broad): разширявам се (razširjavam se) (Bulgarian), 擴大 (Chinese Mandarin), 扩大 (kuòdà) (Chinese Mandarin), laajentua (Finnish), laajeta (Finnish), s’élargir (French), sich weiten (German), allargarsi (Italian), ampliarsi (Italian), 広がる (hirogaru) (alt: ひろがる) (Japanese), 広まる (hiromaru) (alt: ひろまる) (Japanese), rangiwhāwhā (Maori), poszerzać się [imperfective] (Polish), poszerzyć się [perfective] (Polish), alargar-se (Portuguese), расширя́ться (rasširjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), расши́риться (rasšíritʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), ensancharse (Spanish), breddas (Swedish), genişlemek (Turkish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: broadener, broaden someone's horizons, overbroaden, unbroadened

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations"
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      "word": "broaden someone's horizons"
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        {
          "text": "broaden the canal",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Travel broadens the mind.",
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          "text": "Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.",
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      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "lãrdzescu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razširjavam",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "разширявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "verbreden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "verruimen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "laajentaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "élargir"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "larjigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "ampliare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "allargare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "estendere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひろげる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hirogeru",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "広げる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひろめる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hiromeru",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "広める"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "whakawhānui"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "poszerzać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poszerzyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "alargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "lărgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasširjátʹ",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расширя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasšíritʹ",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "расши́рить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "ensanchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "bredda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "vidga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make broad",
      "word": "genişletmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razširjavam se",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "разширявам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "擴大"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kuòdà",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "扩大"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "laajentua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "laajeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "s’élargir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "sich weiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "allargarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "ampliarsi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひろがる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hirogaru",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "広がる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひろまる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hiromaru",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "広まる"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "rangiwhāwhā"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "poszerzać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poszerzyć się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "alargar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasširjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расширя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasšíritʹsja",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "расши́риться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "ensancharse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "breddas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become broad",
      "word": "genişlemek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "broaden"
}

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