Definition
The process of becoming wider, more extensive, or more inclusive in scope. An expansion or extension of range, understanding, or application.
Etymology
Derived from 'broaden', which comes from 'broad' plus the suffix '-en'. 'Broad' traces to Old English 'brad', from Proto-Germanic 'braithaz'. The gerund form 'broadening' developed in Middle English as the concept of expansion became more abstract, extending from physical width to metaphorical expansion of knowledge, experience, or scope.
Kelly Says
The word beautifully captures both physical and metaphorical expansion - we speak of broadening roads and broadening minds with equal validity. In linguistics, 'broadening' describes how word meanings expand over time, which is ironically what happened to 'broadening' itself as it grew from describing physical width to encompass intellectual and cultural expansion.
Translations
CSČeština
rozšíření
roz.ʃɪː.ɾɛɲɪ
DADansk
udvidelse
uðˈviːðəlsə
DEDeutsch
Erweiterung
ɛʁˈvaɪtəʁʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
εξέταση
ekˈse.tɑ.sɪ
ESEspañol
ampliación
am.pljaˈsjon
FAفارسی
گسترده شدن
gostarde ʃodan
FISuomi
laajentuminen
lɑː.jen.tu.minen
FRFrançais
élargissement
e.laʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
विस्तार
vis.tɑːr
HUMagyar
bővítés
bøː.viː.teːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
perluasan
pər.lʊ.ɑ.sɑn
ITItaliano
allargamento
al.larˈdʒa.mɛnto
KMKM
ការពង្រីក
kaː pɔŋ.rɨk
MSBahasa Melayu
perluasan
pər.lʊ.ɑ.sɑn
MYမြန်မာ
ချဲ့ထွက်ခြင်း
t͡ɕɛ̰ tʰwɛʔ t͡ɕʰaɰ̃
NLNederlands
uitbreiding
œy.tbreː.dɪŋ
NONorsk
utvidelse
ʉtː.viːəlsə
PLPolski
poszerzenie
pɔˈʂɛʐɛɲɛ
PTPortuguês
ampliação
ɐ̃.pliˈɐ̃w
RORomână
lărgire
lərˈdʒi.re
RUРусский
расширение
rasʲ.ʂɨˈrʲɛ.nʲɪje
SVSvenska
utvidgning
ʉtːvɪdɳ
SWKiswahili
kuongeza
ku.ɔŋɡe.zɑ
TAதமிழ்
விரிவாக்கம்
virivākkam
TEతెలుగు
విస్తరణ
vistaraṇa
TLTL
pagsasapalawak
pɑɡ.sɑ.sɑ.pɑ.lɑ.wak
TRTürkçe
genişleme
ɡeniʃ.le.me
UKУкраїнська
розширення
rozʃy.ren.nʲa
VITiếng Việt
mở rộng
mɔː ʐɨəŋ
ZUZU
ukuthuthukiswa
u.kʊ.tʰu.tʰu.kʷɑ