broadcast
To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic meansTo transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
» We broadcast news on the hour.
Wir senden stündlich Nachrichten.
Wir strahlen stündlich Nachrichten aus.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
senden, verbreiten, ausstrahlen
веща́тьveščátʹ, передава́тьperedavátʹ, переда́тьperedátʹ
передава́тиperedaváty, переда́тиperedáty, транслюва́тиtransljuváty
(transitive)To transmit a message over a wide area.
übertragen
распространя́тьrasprostranjátʹ
sow over a wide area, especially by hand
To transmit a message over a wide area.
(specifically, transitive)To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.
(intransitive)To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
вестиvesti
(archaic, transitive)To sow seeds over a wide area.
Examples
98 sentencesWe broadcast news on the hour.
deWir senden stündlich Nachrichten.
That program is now being broadcast.
This program is broadcast every week.
deDiese Sendung kommt jede Woche.
That program is broadcast every other week.
ruЭту программу передают раз в две недели.
deDiese Sendung läuft jede zweite Woche.
The football game is now being broadcast.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 1
Forms
broadcasts, broadcasting, broadcast, broadcast| Base form | broadcast · to broadcast |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | broadcasts |
| Present participle | broadcasting |
| Past simple | broadcast / broadcasted |
| Past participle | broadcast / broadcasted |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
14 synonyms- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television:airsendbeamtransmit
- cause to become widely known:circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatespreaddiffuse
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Media and the news — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form