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broaden English

Meaning broaden meaning

What does broaden mean?

broaden

— verb make broader broaden the road — verb become broader The road broadened — verb (= widen, extend) extend in scope or range or area The law was extended to all citizens widen the range of applications broaden your horizon Extend your backyard — verb (= diversify) vary in order to spread risk or to expand The company diversified

Synonyms broaden synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as broaden?

broaden English » English

widen extend expand enlarge stretch spread make wider increase diversify dilate amplify unroll unfold spread out magnify loosen liberalize enhance ease distend develop branch out become wider become wide augment train thicken stretch out spreading propagate open make bigger lengthen improve grow flourish flare out flare expansion enrich ennoble discipline diffuse deepen cultivate broadening

Topics broaden topics

What do people use broaden to talk about?
States Big

Wide

Conjugation broaden conjugation

How do you conjugate broaden?

broaden · verb

Examples broaden examples

How do I use broaden in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Good films broaden our horizons.
Good movies broaden your horizons.
Esperanto helped me broaden my intellectual and cultural horizons.

Movie subtitles

I'm gonna broaden me outlook.
A chance to broaden your horizon.
You wanted to broaden your mind!
One should always broaden one's horizons.
It would broaden the scope of my powers greatly.
I must broaden your outlook, so you see thing differently.
Will it broaden our view?
For one thing His Honor intends to broaden participation for women in the police force.
You know, travel does broaden the mind.
Our horizons are going to broaden.
Joe, if you could not so much lower but broaden your standards.
I need to improve my self-image. I need to broaden my horizons!
Daddy wanted to broaden me.
A man should broaden his horizons.
Maybe it'll broaden your own vision.
I don't care. I'm going to broaden me outlook.
We'll just have to broaden our search.
All we have to do is to broaden out that narrow mind a little reduce some of that bigotry and your pomposity won't show through at all.
You gotta learn to broaden yourself.
I'm just trying to broaden your horizons.
We can broaden our audience.
Well. A man should broaden his horizons.
Yes, that's right, broaden the picture.
Well, you just gotta broaden your mind.
Broaden your horizons.
You broaden your horizons your way, and I will broaden my horizons mine.
Temples. pass themselves off as tough, broaden individualists, and we fall for it.
If you go abroad, your view with broaden.
Where the drugs are concerned, and alcohol, they do seem to open a window for you they do seem to broaden the vistas, at first!
You know, I really should broaden my social horizons.
Doctor, maybe it's time we broaden our horizons.
Honestly, Dougal, you've got to broaden your mind.
We can broaden them!

News and current affairs

Nowhere is there a credible plan to limit the concentration of wealth and power, broaden economic gains through strong real-income growth for the poor, and maintain macroeconomic stability.
Simply put, the international community must take advantage of the current recovery to broaden efforts to ensure financial and economic stability, and help those countries with limited prospects.
Among the reforms will be tax policies aimed at boosting rural purchasing power, measures to broaden rural land ownership, and technology-led programs to raise agricultural productivity.
School curricula must become more inclusive (to build a common history of memories) and broaden students' knowledge of religions and cultures.
The second challenge is to broaden the Global Fund's mandate.
According to Sen, this is regrettable because it leads to people giving one of their identities - religious, say, or cultural - priority over all others at a time when it is essential that children broaden their intellectual horizons.
If this path is maintained, the recovery will build momentum and broaden in both scope and impact.
India will also have to reconsider its traditional opposition to the Council's tendency to broaden its mandate by taking on issues that India believes fall within the General Assembly's jurisdiction.
They also want a more liberal social environment that would loosen restrictions on their dress, broaden access to cultural products like film and music, and enlarge press freedoms.
Most economists favor finding ways to broaden the tax base - for example, by eliminating special deductions and privileges - in order to keep marginal tax rates low.
According to Trichet, Sarkozy has reversed course since winning the election, and no longer will press the ECB to broaden its mandate.
To succeed, the Bank must broaden its toolkit beyond country-specific loans - the key instrument on which it has relied for seven decades.
Likewise, because the presence of many cultures creates avenues of connection with other countries, it helps to broaden Americans' attitudes and views of the world in an era of globalization.
It would also broaden consumer choice, open a host of new investment opportunities, strengthen the EU banking sector, and make Europe a center for financial innovation.
A desirable way to broaden the tax base would be to put an overall cap on the amount of tax reduction that each taxpayer can achieve through deductions and exclusions.
NEW YORK - A vicious circle is currently underway in the United States, and its reach could broaden to the global economy.
Italy, like Greece, has been trying to broaden its tax base.
They might broaden their scope and find that they, too, can contribute to the productivity of firms, industries, and the economy in general.
And, fortunately, we live in an age in which information technology gives us the right tools to broaden access to high-quality, affordable education.
Governments that don't need to broaden their tax base have few incentives to respond to the needs of their people.
Unfortunately, with virtually no media coverage, there is little pressure to broaden official investigations and ensure genuine accountability.
So Leung and his team should put forward proposals to broaden the electoral base of the election committee and open up the nominating process for candidates.

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