horizon
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3.7
- noun
- /həˈraɪzən/
:
horizonte
- I want to talk about why you've expanded your horizon, what's happening in the world.
- expand horizons
- broaden horizons
- new horizons
I mean, their, their, their horizon is often very close in.
- I mean, their, their, their horizon is often very close in.
- And we, our sample, our horizon is much, much bigger than that.
- Speak a new language and expand your horizons and buy a mile easily.
- I want to get out of Scotland, broaden my horizons and make you a northern bed.
- If we can extend our horizons, then we decrease our own expectations.
- It broadened my horizon big time.
- To find a path forward, we must find the hope beyond the horizon.
- And maybe that was broadening its horizons.
- This is part of a broadening of our geographical horizons.
- So, yeah, trying to trying to broaden our horizons here of it as well.
- And I think if I hadn't seen that the horizon, it would have been harder to stick through.
Examples
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Let's talk about expanding your horizons on the way up.
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It's important to broaden your horizons by exploring new interests and experiences.
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Look toward the horizon and reach for the stars.
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But I am certain that over that horizon is the promise of something better.
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A new friendship on the horizon?
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As we age, our time horizons grow shorter and our goals change.
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I know you feel that doing this will broaden your horizons and give you experience.
Fiction book (1997) -
The sun was starting to rise, lighting up the horizon in brilliant pinks and purples.
Academic text (2011) -
Portents of electoral disaster had begun appearing on the political horizon more than a year before the 2010 elections.
Academic text (2011) -
Participants who improved themselves tended to broaden their horizons and develop abilities.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
24
8.0
The area of responsibility someone or something has
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9.3
The area of things a person can know or see
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
12
9.9
A boundary around a black hole that nothing can escape, not even light
- Specialized
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5.7
An instrument in a plane that shows whether it is level or tilted
- Specialized
A soil layer below the top layer that holds minerals and dead plant material carried down
- Specialized
A soil layer below the B layer and above bedrock made of partly broken rock with little plant material
- Specialized
An imaginary circle in the sky where the ground seems to meet the sky from where you are
- Specialized
A soil layer under the B-horizon and above bedrock made mostly of broken rock with few plant roots
- Specialized
The top layer of soil that contains dark, rich plant material and where most roots grow
- Specialized
A soil layer under the topsoil that holds minerals and bits of dead plants
- Specialized
A layer of rock that you can identify by its minerals or fossils and use to find its age
- Specialized
An aircraft instrument that shows the plane's angle to the horizon using a spinning device
Surface Forms
Etymology
Horizon comes from the Greek root horos meaning 'boundary', and that image of an edge became a way to talk about knowledge or experience. So when we say someone should broaden their horizon, we mean they should push the limit of what they know or have seen.