broaden
To make broad or broaderTo make broad or broader.
» They say travel broadens the mind.
Man sagt, dass Reisen bildet.
Кажуть, подорожі розширюють кругозір.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make broad or broader.
broaden one’s knowledge
broaden the canal
расширя́тьrasširjátʹ, расши́ритьrasšíritʹ
make broader
(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 sentencesThey say travel broadens the mind.
Кажуть, подорожі розширюють кругозір.
deMan sagt, dass Reisen bildet.
They say that travel broadens the mind.
Кажуть, що подорожі розширюють кругозір.
deMan sagt, dass Reisen bildet.
Esperanto helped me broaden my intellectual and cultural horizons.
ruЭсперанто помог мне расширить мой интеллектуальный и культурный кругозор.
She suggested reading more books to broaden the mind.
Traveling exposes him to different cultures, broadening his perspective.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
broadens, broadening, broadened, broadenedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle