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(brɔːdən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense broadens, present participle broadening, past tense, past participle 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
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.
We must broaden our appeal. [VERB noun]
I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons. [VERB noun]
The political spectrum has broadened. [VERB]
Synonyms: expand, increase, develop, spread More Synonyms of broaden
3. 
See broaden o's/the mind
Phrasal verbs:
See broaden out

broaden in British English

(ˈbrɔːdən)
verb
to make or become broad or broader; widen

broaden in American English

(ˈbrɔdən)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to widen; expand

Examples of 'broaden' in a sentence
broaden

His research subsequently broadened to include other aspects.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Being flexible and broadening your mind will help a lot.
The Sun (2015)
You could broaden your experience and bank more money because there is lower tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Nottingham has also been broadening its appeal at home.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It meant we could realise some of the potential in the business and broaden our range.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Unions are also trying to broaden their base.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
The indications are that he also wants to broaden the scope of the membership.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The smile broadened on her rosy face and a kind look came into her blue eyes.
Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)
We have to broaden our appeal and we have to address immigration.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We must broaden the base of our economy by sector and by region.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Financial rewards were part of the appeal but he was also keen to broaden his experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It has also broadened the tactical canvas.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It also has ambitions to broaden its product range and expand geographically.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is much common ground that we can build on to broaden our recruitment base.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He will have to broaden that appeal beyond his core constituency of white male voters to prevail.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are already signs that the attack is broadening to include big business and chief executives in general.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These are wound up after five years and have reduced risk by broadening the scope of their investments.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is often said that the intangible benefit of a university education is to grow up and broaden the mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The remit should be broadened to include responsibility for all local emergency services, including local justice and fire and ambulance.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It must broaden its base.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
broaden

British English: broaden VERB
When something broadens, it becomes wider.
The trails broadened into roads.
  • American English: broaden
  • Brazilian Portuguese: alargar-se
  • Chinese: 变宽
  • European Spanish: ensancharse
  • French: s'élargir
  • German: sich verbreitern
  • Italian: allargarsi
  • Japanese: 広くなる
  • Korean: 넓어지다
  • European Portuguese: alargar-se
  • Latin American Spanish: ensancharse

Chinese translation of 'broaden'

broaden

(ˈbrɔːdn)

vt

  1. [scope, appeal] 扩(擴)大 (kuòdà)

vi

  1. [river, smile] 变(變)宽(寬) (biànkuān)
  2. [scope, appeal] 扩(擴)大影响(響) (kuòdà yǐngxiǎng)
    to broaden the/sb's mind 拓宽(寬)思想/拓宽(寬)某人的思想 (tuòkuān sīxiǎng/tuòkuān mǒurén de sīxiǎng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to make or become broad or broader
The smile broadened to a grin.
Synonyms
widen
He had an operation to widen an artery in his heart.
spread
The sense of fear is spreading in residential neighbourhoods.
extend
They have added three new products to extend their range.
stretch
an artificial reef stretching the length of the coast
expand
We can expand the size of the image.
enlarge
plans to enlarge the park into a 30,000 all-seater stadium
dilate
The pupils dilate to let in more light.
open out or up
become wider or broader
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make or become broad or broader
We must broaden our appeal.
Synonyms
expand
increase
The company has increased the price of its cars.
develop
They allowed me to develop their original idea.
spread
extend
They have extended the deadline by 24 hours.
stretch
open up
swell
The human population swelled as migrants moved south.
supplement
widen
enlarge
augment
She was searching for a way to augment her income.
Opposites
reduce
,
narrow
,
restrict
,
diminish
,
tighten
,
simplify
,
constrain
,
circumscribe

Additional synonyms

in the sense of augment
Definition
to make or become greater in number or strength
She was searching for a way to augment her income.
Synonyms
increase,
grow,
raise,
extend,
boost,
expand,
add to,
build up,
strengthen,
enhance,
reinforce,
swell,
intensify,
heighten,
enlarge,
multiply,
inflate,
magnify,
amplify,
dilate
in the sense of develop
Definition
to make or become gradually clearer or more widely known
They allowed me to develop their original idea.
Synonyms
expand,
improve,
perfect,
extend,
work out,
polish,
reinforce,
supplement,
elaborate,
unfold,
enlarge,
broaden,
amplify,
augment,
flesh out,
dilate upon
in the sense of dilate
Definition
to make or become wider or larger
The pupils dilate to let in more light.
Synonyms
enlarge,
extend,
stretch,
expand,
swell,
widen,
broaden,
puff out,
distend

Synonyms of 'broaden'

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