BROADCAST


Meaning of BROADCAST in English

v., n., adj., & adv.

--v. (past broadcast or broadcasted; past part. broadcast)

1. tr. transmit (programmes or information) by radio or television.

2 intr. undertake or take part in a radio or television transmission.

3 tr. scatter (seed etc.) over a large area, esp. by hand.

--n. a radio or television programme or transmission.

--adj.

1. transmitted by radio or television.

2 a scattered widely. b (of information etc.) widely disseminated.

--adv. over a large area.

Derivatives:

broadcaster n. broadcasting n.

Etymology: BROAD + CAST past part.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.