English-Thai Dictionary

broaden

VT ขยับขยาย  ทำให้ กว้าง  ขยาย  เปิดหูเปิดตา  widen enlarge narrow kha-yab-kha-yai

 

broaden out

PHRV ขยาย (ขนาด หรือ เนื้อที่  กว้าง ขึ้น (เนื้อที่  ka-yai

 

broaden out

PHRV ขยาย (ความคิด  ทักษะ  ฯลฯ  ทำให้ กว้าง ขึ้น  ka-yai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BROADEN

v.i.brawd'n. To grow broad. [Unusual. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BROADEN

Broad "en, v. t. [p. & p. p. Broadened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Broadening (.] Etym: [From Broad, a.]

 

Defn: To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.

 

BROADEN

BROADEN Broad "en, v. t.

 

Defn: To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

broaden

broad en |ˈbrôdn ˈbrɔdn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] become larger in distance from side to side; widen: her smile broadened | the river slowed and broadened out slightly. • expand to encompass more people, ideas, or things: her interests broadened as she grew up | [ with obj. ] : efforts to broaden classical music's appeal. PHRASES broaden one's horizons expand one's range of interests, activities, and knowledge.

 

Oxford Dictionary

broaden

broad ¦en |ˈbrɔːd (ə )n | ▶verb [ no obj. ] become larger in distance from side to side; widen: her smile broadened | the river slowed and broadened out slightly. • expand to encompass more people or things: her interests broadened as she grew up | [ with obj. ] : he has to broaden Labour's appeal to the whole community. PHRASES broaden one's horizons expand one's range of interests, activities, and knowledge: they want to broaden their horizons with a change of scenery and culture.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

broaden

broaden verb 1 her smile broadened: widen, expand, stretch (out ), draw out, spread; deepen. 2 the government tried to broaden its political base: expand, enlarge, extend, widen, swell; increase, augment, add to, amplify; develop, enrich, improve, build on.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

broaden

broaden verb 1 her smile broadened: widen, become /make broader, become /make wider, expand, fill out, stretch (out ), draw out, spread out, deepen, thicken. ANTONYMS narrow. 2 the government attempted to broaden its political base: expand, enlarge, extend, widen, swell; increase, augment, supplement, add to, amplify, fill out; develop, enrich, enhance, intensify, improve, build on, open up. ANTONYMS diminish.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

broaden

broad en /brɔ́ːd (ə )n /→broad 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈視野 心 活動範囲 〉を広くする, 〈知識 見聞 〉を深める, 〈考え 〉を (世間に )広める (out )▸ Travel broadens the mind .旅行は視野を広げる 2 〈幅 市場 テーマ 〉を広げる .自動詞 〈視野 関心が 〉広がる ; 〈川幅 道幅 市場が 〉広くなる (out ); 〈笑みが 〉 (顔に )広がる .