āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
broad
01
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ
having a large distance between one side and another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bridge spanned a broad river, allowing for the passage of large ships underneath.
āϏā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ
covering or including a wide range of topics, subjects, or people
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has a broad knowledge of literature, spanning different genres and time periods.
āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻā§, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ
extending a considerable distance from the outer edge toward the center
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They kept their important files in a broad drawer, ensuring everything was organized and easily accessible.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āϝ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏā§āϏāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The broad plains stretched out as far as the eye could see.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āϝāϤāĻĻā§āϰ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāϤāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ
impacting or involving a wide and diverse group of people
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There is broad agreement among experts that climate change is a pressing issue.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His broad statements about the project lacked the specifics needed to form a clear plan.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāĻ āύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ, āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ
straightforward and easy to understand
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gave him a broad hint about wanting a surprise party for her birthday.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie was criticized for its broad humor, which some viewers found offensive.
āĻāϞāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻļā§āϞā§āϞ āĻšāĻžāϏā§āϝāϰāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ, āĻā§āϞāĻž
characterized by a willingness to accept and consider different views or ideas
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor was known for his broad views, encouraging students to explore diverse ideologies.
āĻ
āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻĻāϰā§āĻļ āĻ
āύā§āĻŦā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϤā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ, āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ
(of an accent) particular to a region and very noticeable, often making the speech difficult to understand
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spoke with a broad Southern drawl that charmed everyone she met.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĄā§āϰāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤā§āύ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤāĨ¤
Informal
Offensive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He described her as a broad with a heart of gold, always ready to help those in need.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ, āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĨ¤
01
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ
in a complete or full manner, often used to emphasize a state or condition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dog was broad alert, sensing an intruder nearby.
āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ
āύā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
broadly
broadness
broad
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