broad
broad
brɔd
brawd
/bɹˈɔːd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "broad"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ

having a large distance between one side and another

wide

broad definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bridge spanned a broad river, allowing for the passage of large ships underneath.
āϏ⧇āϤ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•

covering or including a wide range of topics, subjects, or people
broad definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has a broad knowledge of literature, spanning different genres and time periods.
āϤāĻžāρāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āφāϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ

extending a considerable distance from the outer edge toward the center
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They kept their important files in a broad drawer, ensuring everything was organized and easily accessible.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻžāχāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ

covering a vast area or reaching across a large distance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The broad plains stretched out as far as the eye could see.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āĻ– āϝāϤāĻĻā§‚āϰ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāϤāĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•

impacting or involving a wide and diverse group of people
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There is broad agreement among experts that climate change is a pressing issue.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āϐāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ

covering a wide scope without focusing on specifics
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His broad statements about the project lacked the specifics needed to form a clear plan.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ—āĻ āύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ

straightforward and easy to understand
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave him a broad hint about wanting a surprise party for her birthday.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāχāϜ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ

lacking refinement or delicacy, often in a way that is considered rude or inappropriate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie was criticized for its broad humor, which some viewers found offensive.
āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻļā§āϞ⧀āϞ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ• āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

characterized by a willingness to accept and consider different views or ideas
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor was known for his broad views, encouraging students to explore diverse ideologies.
āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

(of an accent) particular to a region and very noticeable, often making the speech difficult to understand
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spoke with a broad Southern drawl that charmed everyone she met.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻžā§āϚāϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĄā§āϰāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž, āύāĻžāϰ⧀

an individual who is a female adult
Informal
Offensive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He described her as a broad with a heart of gold, always ready to help those in need.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ

in a complete or full manner, often used to emphasize a state or condition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dog was broad alert, sensing an intruder nearby.
āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

broadly
broadness
broad
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