BROADEN


Meaning of BROADEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ brɔ:d(ə)n ]

( broadens, broadening, broadened)

1.

When something broadens , it becomes wider.

The trails broadened into roads...

The smile broadened to a grin.

= widen

VERB : V into/to n , V into/to n , also V

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.

We must broaden our appeal...

The political spectrum has broadened.

VERB : V n , V

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