broaden

See also: Broaden

English

Etymology

From broad +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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.
Travel broadens the mind.

Synonyms: widen, extend
(intransitive) To become broad or broader.
The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

Synonym: widen

Derived terms

broaden someone's horizons

Translations

to make broad

Aromanian: lãrdzescu
Dutch: verbreden (nl), verruimen (nl)
Finnish: laajentaa (fi)
Ido: larjigar (io)
Japanese: 広げる (ja) (ひろげる, hirogeru), 広める (ひろめる, hiromeru)
Maori: whakawhānui

Portuguese: alargar (pt)
Romanian: lărgi (ro)
Russian: расширя́ть (ru) impf (rasširjátʹ), расши́рить (ru) pf (rasšíritʹ)
Spanish: ensanchar (es)
Swedish: bredda (sv), vidga (sv)

to become broad

Chinese:
Mandarin: 擴大 (zh), 扩大 (zh) (kuòdà)
Finnish: laajentua (fi), laajeta (fi)
French: s'élargir (fr)
German: sich weiten (de)
Japanese: 広がる (ja) (ひろがる, hirogaru), 広まる (ひろまる, hiromaru)

Maori: rangiwhāwhā
Portuguese: alargar-se
Russian: расширя́ться (ru) impf (rasširjátʹsja), расши́риться (ru) pf (rasšíritʹsja)
Spanish: ensancharse (es)
Swedish: breddas (sv)

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} разширявам (bg) (се)

Anagrams

bandore, boarden

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