What does Broaden mean?

Definitions for Broaden
ˈbrɔd nbroad·en

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. broadenverb

    make broader

    "broaden the road"

  2. widen, broaden, extendverb

    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"

  3. diversify, branch out, broadenverb

    vary in order to spread risk or to expand

    "The company diversified"

  4. broadenverb

    become broader

    "The road broadened"

Wiktionary

  1. broadenverb

    To make broad or broader.

  2. broadenverb

    To become broad or broader.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Broadenverb

    To grow broad. I know not whether this word occurs, but in the following passage.

    Etymology: from broad.

    Low walks the sun, and broadens by degrees,
    Just o’er the verge of day. James Thomson, Summer, l. 1605.

ChatGPT

  1. broaden

    To broaden means to expand, enhance, or increase in scope, range, or extent in various aspects such as knowledge, understanding, experience, etc. It involves making something wider or more comprehensive, often for better accessibility and inclusivity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Broadenadjective

    to grow broad; to become broader or wider

  2. Broadenverb

    to make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BROADEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Broaden is ranked #35057 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Broaden surname appeared 643 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Broaden.

    92.8% or 597 total occurrences were Black.
    3.2% or 21 total occurrences were White.
    2% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Broaden in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Broaden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Broaden in a Sentence

  1. Colin Barnett:

    It's been talked about for a long time, but I think now I'm putting more of my time into broadening and diversifying the economy, we'll still be dependent on resources for the next 50 years but we'll broaden it out.

  2. Rajdeep Dasgupta:

    That means we can broaden our search for pathways that lead to volatile elements coming together on a planet to support life as we know it.

  3. Jeb Bush:

    I don't assume it's my way or the highway, i've got deeply held views, but there's a big difference -- I think you can pretty well see it, just in demeanor. I want to broaden out our message to win a larger number of people.

  4. Richard Budgett:

    At the same time the credibility of competitive sport – and particularly high-level sporting competitions – relies on a level playing field where no athlete has an unfair or disproportionate advantage over the rest. it’s important we broaden the evidence base. There is some interesting research that needs to come to conclusion, and that will give us much more information about performance, which is the issue which is really key to determining eligibility.

  5. Mike Rogers:

    We focus primarily on the defensive, but I think now we're at a tipping point where we not only need to continue to build on the defensive capability, but we've also got to broaden our capabilities to provide policymakers and operational commanders with a broader range of options.

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