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broaden

释义

broaden

verb

UK /ˈbrɔːd(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	broaden
he/she/it	broadens
present participle	broadening
past tense	broadened
past participle	broadened

1

broaden
or
broaden out
intransitive to become wider
The street broadened into a square.
the council’s plans to broaden the road
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out
1. 1a
  transitive to make something wider
  a project to broaden the road
  Synonyms and related words
  To change the width of something
  widen
  stretch
  open out
2
transitive to make something include more things or people
The scope of the book has been broadened to include the history of Eastern Europe.
Synonyms and related words
To include something or someone
include
take in
involve
1. 2a
  intransitive to start including more things or people
  The protest has broadened to encompass other demands.
  Synonyms and related words
  To include something or someone
  include
  take in
  involve
3
intransitive if your smile broadens, it becomes wider because you are happy
His smile broadened when he saw her.
Synonyms and related words
To smile
smile
grin
beam
4
intransitive if your accent broadens, you start to speak with a more noticeable accent
As he grew angrier, his accent broadened.
Synonyms and related words
Accents and describing accents
accent
accented
broad

phrases

broaden your horizons

broaden your mind

phrasal verbs

broaden out

broaden

verb

US /ˈbrɔd(ə)n/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	broaden
he/she/it	broadens
present participle	broadening
past tense	broadened
past participle	broadened

1
transitive to make something include more things or people
The scope of the book has been broadened to include the history of Eastern Europe.
Synonyms and related words
To include something or someone
include
take in
involve
1. 1a
  intransitive to start including more things or people
  The protest has broadened to encompass other demands.
  Synonyms and related words
  To include something or someone
  include
  take in
  involve
2

broaden
or
broaden out
intransitive to become wider
The street broadened into a square.
the council’s plans to broaden the road
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out
1. 2a
  transitive to make something wider
  a project to broaden the road
  Synonyms and related words
  To change the width of something
  widen
  stretch
  open out
3
intransitive if your accent broadens, you start to speak with a more noticeable accent
As he grew angrier, his accent broadened.
Synonyms and related words
Accents and describing accents
accent
accented
broad
4
intransitive if your smile broadens, it becomes wider because you are happy
His smile broadened when he saw her.
Synonyms and related words
To smile
smile
grin
beam

phrases

broaden your horizons

broaden your mind

phrasal verbs

broaden out

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