Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To make broad or broader.

    broaden one’s knowledge

    broaden the canal

    расширя́тьrasširjátʹ, расши́ритьrasšíritʹ

    make broader

  2. (intransitive)To become broad or broader.

    The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

    Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

    sich weiten

    расширя́тьсяrasširjátʹsja, расши́ритьсяrasšíritʹsja

    become broader

Examples

22 sentences
  1. They say travel broadens the mind.

    Кажуть, подорожі розширюють кругозір.

    deMan sagt, dass Reisen bildet.

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  2. They say that travel broadens the mind.

    Кажуть, що подорожі розширюють кругозір.

    deMan sagt, dass Reisen bildet.

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  3. Esperanto helped me broaden my intellectual and cultural horizons.

    ruЭсперанто помог мне расширить мой интеллектуальный и культурный кругозор.

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  4. She suggested reading more books to broaden the mind.

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  5. Traveling exposes him to different cultures, broadening his perspective.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to make broad:
to become broad:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to become broad:

Forms

broadens, broadening, broadened, broadened
Base formbroaden · to broaden
3rd person singularbroadens
Present participlebroadening
Past simplebroadened
Past participlebroadened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybroaden
he, she, itbroadens

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroadened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave broadened
he, she, ithas broadened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill broaden

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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