broaden
verbWord Family
- broad adjective
- broadly adverb
- broaden verb
- breadth noun
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they broaden | |
| he / she / it broadens | |
| past simple broadened | |
| past participle broadened | |
| -ing form broadening |
- [intransitive]
to become wider 变宽；变阔 - [transitive, intransitive] broaden (something)
to affect or make something affect more people or things （使）扩大影响 a promise to broaden access to higher education 拓宽高等教育渠道的承诺 The party needs to broaden its appeal to voters. 该党需要进一步吸引选民。
- [transitive] broaden something
to increase your experience, knowledge, etc. 增长（经验、知识等）