Definition
To make or become wider, larger, or more extensive. To expand one's knowledge, experience, or perspective beyond current limits.
Etymology
From Old English 'brad' meaning broad or wide, with the suffix '-en' added to form a verb meaning to make broad. The figurative sense of expanding knowledge or experience developed in the 16th century.
Kelly Says
The '-en' suffix in 'broaden' is one of English's most productive ways of turning adjectives into verbs—we get 'deepen,' 'strengthen,' 'brighten,' and hundreds of others. This pattern is so natural that children spontaneously create verbs like 'biggening' before learning irregular forms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በርካታ ማድረግ
ber-ka-ta ma-dreg
BNবাংলা
বৃদ্ধি করা
britt-hi-kor-a
CACatalà
ampliar
am-pliar
CSČeština
rozšířit
ro-z-shi-rit
DEDeutsch
erweitern
er-vay-tern
ELΕλληνικά
πλατύνετε
pla-ty-ne-te
ESEspañol
ampliar
am-pliar
FISuomi
leventää
le-ven-taa
FRFrançais
élargir
e-la-rhir
GUGU
વ્યાપક બનાવવું
vyap-ka banaav-vu
HEעברית
להרחיב
le-har-chiv
HIहिन्दी
विस्तृत करना
vist-trit kar-na
HUMagyar
tágítani
ta-gi-ti-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
melebar
me-le-bar
ITItaliano
ampliare
am-plia-reh
MRMR
विस्तारित करा
vis-ta-arit kara
MSBahasa Melayu
melebarkan
me-le-bar-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyae-pyan-t
NLNederlands
verbreden
ver-bre-den
PAPA
ਵिस्तારਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ
vis-ta-arit kar-na
PLPolski
poszerzyć
pos-zher-zhyt
PTPortuguês
ampliar
am-pliar
RUРусский
расширять
rash-shi-ryat'
SWKiswahili
kupandisha
ku-pan-di-sha
TEతెలుగు
వिस्तారం
vis-taaram
TLTL
palawakin
pa-la-wa-kin
TRTürkçe
genişletmek
jen-ish-let-mek
UKУкраїнська
розширювати
roz-shy-ryu-vaty
URاردو
وسیع کرنا
wasi-ʿ-kar-na
VITiếng Việt
mở rộng
mo rong