broad

CEFRB1

/bɹɔːd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Wide from side to side.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The broad lines on the map correspond to roads.

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

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /broɖ/
  • /brɔɖ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

  2. Wide in extent or scope.

  3. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

More examples

In context

  • The school curriculum should be as broad as possible.

  • crushing the minds of its victims in the broad and open day

  • the broad expanse of ocean

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Origin

adjective

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. Cognates Cognate with Yola brode (“broad”), North Frisian bread, breeđ, briad, briid, briidj (“wide”), Saterland Frisian and West Frisian breed (“broad, wide”), Bavarian brad, broad (“broad, wide”), Central Franconian and Luxembourgish breet (“broad, wide”), Dutch breed (“broad, wide”), German breit (“broad, wide”), Vilamovian braat (“broad, wide”), Yiddish ברייט (breyt, “broad, wide”), Danish and Swedish bred (“broad, wide”), Faroese and Icelandic breiður (“broad, wide”),...