to broaden

Examples

• All

• The value of role-playing as a classroom practice lies in its capacity to broaden cultural outlooks beyond ethnocentrism.

  Academic text (1999)

• Identities, viewpoints, and ways of thinking will open your mind and broaden your horizons.

  Stanford

• So first let me say that I think that you can broaden your goals.

  The Math Sorcerer

• We want to be the company to broaden that fan base here.

  A Thousand Words (2012)

• But first you must broaden your minds...

  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

• What we are asking is that state arts agencies broaden their perspective...

  Academic text (1999)

• Give me a perspective that will broaden my interpretation of reality.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• I know you feel that doing this will broaden your horizons and give you experience.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Now they reach out to youth in other parts of Afghanistan to broaden their impact and diversify their makeup.

  Academic text (2011)

• Participants who improved themselves tended to broaden their horizons and develop abilities.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

I

to increase

vsto broaden

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

focuses more on increasing scope and including more types

A

to add to

vsto broaden

822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

is more about widening reach or inclusiveness than mere increase

E

to expand

vsto broaden

805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

leans more toward adding inclusiveness rather than only size

E

to extend

vsto broaden

680 3.2

To make something reach farther, such as more places or people

is about widening overall scope and inclusion, not just time or reach

W

to widen

vsto broaden

85 2.5

To make something have more space from one side to the other so it fits or moves more easily

also applies to making things more inclusive or extensive

D

to diversify

vsto broaden

63 5.3

To add different kinds of products or activities to reduce risk

is about widening overall scope rather than changing the types present

E

to enlarge

vsto broaden

12 3.7

To talk or write about something in more detail

relates to making scope or range larger rather than adding details

C

to cast a wider net

vsto broaden

3 4.2

To look in more places to find someone or something

is the general act of making scope larger or more inclusive

Antonyms

N

to narrow

65 2.1

Become less wide or make something less wide

Phrasal Verbs

B

to broaden horizons

5 3.7

To learn new things and try new experiences

B

to broaden someone's understanding

4.1

To help someone understand more about a subject or the world

How Wide

to enlarge

70 3.0

to expand

805 2.5

to broaden

92 3.9

to widen

85 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology