broad

[US]/brɔːd/
[UK]/brɔːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.wide; spacious
generous; open-minded
clear; obvious
general; not detailed

Phrases & Collocations

broad shoulders

broad smile

broad daylight

broad spectrum

broad interpretation

broad knowledge

broad market

broad band

broad bean

broad leaved forest

broad interests

broad and wide

broad jump

broad bean paste

broad spectrum antibiotic

Example Sentences

broad in the beam.

a broad river; broad shoulders.

a person of broad vision

a broad Southern accent.

a broad expanse of paddy fields.

on a broad reach they are magnificent craft.

a broad-brush measure of inflation.

a tall youth with broad shoulders.

there is a broad substratum of truth in it.

have a broad knowledge of animals

He spoke broad Scots.

he spoke with a broad Strine accent.

Real-world Examples

Exactly. Who needs those clingy broads?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

And then as you go out, it gets broader and broader.

Source: Apple latest news

And China also has broad income inequality.

Source: Listening Digest

So, in broad terms, the consensus was as follows.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 4

Language is particularly broad and complex.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

The Count shrugged his broad shoulders.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Where did you meet this broad?

Source: The Evolution of English Vocabulary

But you can think also much broader.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection December 2016

I wanted to kill that broad. - No. No. Wasn't her fault.

Source: green book

This is a narrow example of a very, very broad technology.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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