Definitions of Broadcast [ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst]

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Definition of 'Broadcast'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) broadcast
to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.

2.  broadcast
to speak, perform, or present on a radio or television program.

3.  broadcast
to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.

4.  broadcast
to spread widely; disseminate.

5. (v.i.) broadcast
to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.

6.  broadcast
to make something known widely; disseminate something.

7.  broadcast
to speak, perform, or present all or part of a radio or television program.

8. (n.) broadcast
something that is broadcast.

9.  broadcast
a single radio or television program.

10.  broadcast
a single period of broadcasting.

11.  broadcast
a method of sowing by scattering seed.

12. (adj.) broadcast
(of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.

13.  broadcast
of or pertaining to broadcasting.

14.  broadcast
cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.

15. (adv.) broadcast
so as to reach or be cast abroad over a wide area.

Etymology: (1760–70; orig. as adv.)

Definition of 'Broadcast'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) broadcast
message that is transmitted by radio or television

2. (verb) broadcast, program, programme
a radio or television show
"did you see his program last night?"

3. (verb) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"

4. (verb) broadcast
sow over a wide area, especially by hand
"broadcast seeds"

5. (verb) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Definition of 'Broadcast'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) broadcast
***to transmit to TV or radio
***a speech that will be broadcast live; ***TV stations broadcasting a weather warning

2. (noun) broadcast
a TV or radio program
***the station's first broadcast

Definition of 'Broadcast'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Broadcast
cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused

2. (adj) Broadcast
scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows

3. (adverb) Broadcast
so as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press

4. (noun) Broadcast
a casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing

Translation of 'Broadcast'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to send out (radio and TV programmes etc) He broadcasts regularly.
Afrikaans: uitsaai	Arabic: يَبُثُّ	Bulgarian: излъчвам
Brazilian: transmitir	Czech: vysílat	German: senden
Danish: transmittere; sende	Greek: εκπέμπω, μεταδίδω	Spanish: retransmitir
Estonian: eetrisse andma	Farsi: پخش کردن	Finnish: lähettää
French: diffuser	Hebrew: לְשָדֵר	Hindi: प्रसारित करना
Croatian: emitirati	Hungarian: (rádión, televízión) ad,	Indonesian: melakukan siaran, menyiar
Italian: trasmettere	Japanese: 放送する	Korean: 방송하다
Lithuanian: transliuoti	Latvian: pārraidīt (pa radio, tele	Malay: menyiar
Dutch: uitzenden	Norwegian: kringkaste, sende ut	Polish: nadawać
Persian: پخش کردن	Pashto: خپور کول	Portuguese: transmitir
Romanian: a difuza, a transmite	Russian: передавать; выступать	Slovak: vysielať
Slovenian: oddajati	Serbian: emitovanje	Swedish: sända [ut]
Thai: ออกอากาศ	Turkish: yayın yapmak, yayınlamak	Taiwanese: 廣播
Ukrainian: передавати	Urdu: نشر کرنا	Vietnamese: phát đi
Chinese: 广播
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