Meaning

11 senses
  1. Wide in extent or scope.

    three feet broad

    the broad expanse of ocean

    broad in scope or content

  2. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

  3. Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

    breit

    в ширину́v širinú

  4. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

  5. Plain; evident.

    a broad hint

  6. General rather than specific.

    to be in broad agreement

    not detailed or specific

  7. Unsubtle; obvious.

    lacking subtlety; obvious

  8. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

  9. (dated)Gross; coarse; indelicate.

    a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour

  10. Strongly regional.

    She still has a broad Scottish accent, despite moving to California 20 years ago.

    (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

  11. Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

Examples

142 sentences
  1. He has broad shoulders.

    Він має широкі плечі.

    ruУ него широкие плечи.

    deEr hat breite Schultern.

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  2. I'm very broad-minded.

    У мене дуже широкий кругозор.

    ruЯ человек с очень широкими взглядами.

    deIch bin sehr aufgeschlossen.

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  3. I think Tom is broad-minded.

    ruДумаю, у Тома широкий кругозор.

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  4. I think that Tom is broad-minded.

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  5. The burglar broke into the post office in broad daylight.

    ruГрабитель ворвался в почтовое отделение среди бела дня.

    deDer Einbrecher stieg am hellichten Tage bei der Post ein.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a specified width:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a specified width:

Origin

From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād (“broad, flat, open, extended, spa

From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād (“broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious”), from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (“broad, wide”), of uncertain origin.

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Forms

broader, broadest
Comparativebroader Lesson
Superlativebroadest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms
wide—regarding occupied space, width of an object:thinA1narrowB1
wide—regarding body width:skinny
not palatalized:slender

Word family

84 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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