HOW TO PRONOUNCE
broaden
/ˈbɹɔdən/
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What does broaden mean?
verb
- To make broad or broader.
- To become broad or broader.
proper noun
- A surname from Old English.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɹɔdən/
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A humble man himself, he had made all his sacrifices to broaden the chances for his children.
One of the best things good fiction does for any of us is to broaden our comprehension of other lots than our own.
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Keep still, that all which is good may come to you, and live out to others that your life may broaden for use.
Where the soft wire is concerned, it will squash out at the bend, and this will be indicated by the band of light, which will broaden at that point.
The next morning she was up before dawn, and saw the yellow sunrise broaden behind the hills, and the silvery luster preceding a hot day tremble across the sleeping fields.