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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That program is now being broadcast.
This program is broadcast every week.
deDiese Sendung kommt jede Woche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
That program is broadcast every other week.
ruЭту программу передают раз в две недели. — odexed
deDiese Sendung läuft jede zweite Woche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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