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BROAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of broad in English broad adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / brɑːd / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / brɔːd / broad adjective ( WIDE ) Add to word list Add to word list B1 very wide : We walked down a broad avenue lined with trees . He flashed a broad grin at us. My brother is very broad- shouldered . Compare narrow adjective (SMALL WIDTH) having a large distance from one side to another wide The river was deep and wide. thick Get the thickest rope you can find. broad He has broad shoulders. squat We passed a squat garage. See more results » B1 If something is a particular distance broad, it measures this distance from side to side : This river is over 500 yards broad at its widest point . O'Connell Bridge in Dublin is famous for being broader than it is long . She gazed in admiration at his broad, muscular shoulders . Amy had a broad smile on her face . The broad avenues are shaded by splendid trees . He was about six feet tall with broad shoulders . A broad sweep of flat countryside stretched to the horizon in all directions . Wide and thick beamy broadness gapingly panoramically squat squatly squatty stretch stretch the length of something idiom stumpy super-wide sweeping thick ultra-wide uncrossable wide width wingspan yawningly broad adjective ( GENERAL ) B1 including a wide range of things; general : The politician gave a broad outline of his proposals . The magazine covers a broad range of subjects , from sewing to psychology . If you read the minutes of the meeting , they'll give you a broad outline of what was discussed . She described the project in very broad brushstrokes . Security defined in the broadest sense of the term means getting at the root causes of trouble and helping to reduce regional conflicts . The book's success can be attributed to its broad appeal to readers of all ages . The film makers hoped to guarantee financial success by aiming the film at a broad audience . General abstract abstraction abstractly across-the-board all-purpose bread and butter broadness by and large idiom chiefly coarse-grained essence general literally mainstream mostly nomothetic non-personal on the whole idiom over-abstract sense See more results » broad adjective ( STRONG ) If someone has a broad accent (= way of speaking ) , it is strong and noticeable , showing where they come from: He spoke with a broad Australian accent . Ways of speaking accented accentual accentuation articulate asperity asyndetic asyndetically burr cadence glottal stop intone mispronounce mouthful non-casual non-metaphorical non-verbal non-verbally orthoepy pronounce singsong See more results » broad adjective ( OBVIOUS ) (of jokes or humor ) very obvious and not at all difficult to understand : The movie is full of broad physical comedy . broad hint a hint (= when you tell someone something without saying it directly ) that is easy to understand : On other issues , she avoided details but gave broad hints of the general direction of travel . See more They have some very smart , weird stuff , and then some pretty broad comedy . This is his most mature effort as a screenwriter , leaving behind broader comedy for something more introspective . His style embraced both broad humor and the construction of complex symbolic narratives . Humor & humorous a laugh a minute idiom amusing amusingly aphoristically bitingly black humor blackly burlesque laugh out loud laugh-out-loud funny lavatorial light touch sarcasm tickle waggish waggishly whimsy whoopee cushion wise guy witty See more results » Related word broadness Idioms broad in the beam in broad daylight broad noun [ C ] US offensive us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / brɑːd / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / brɔːd / an offensive word for a woman (Definition of broad from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) broad | Intermediate English broad adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / brɔd / broad adjective ( WIDE ) Add to word list Add to word list [ -er/-est only ] very wide : He flashed a broad grin at us. broad adjective ( GENERAL ) including many types of things; general : The magazine covers a broad range of subjects . He explained it in very broad terms . Idiom in broad daylight (Definition of broad from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of broad ? Translations of broad in Chinese (Traditional) 寬闊的, 寬廣的, …寬的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 宽阔的, 宽广的, …宽的… See more in Spanish ancho, amplio, ancho/cha [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese largo, amplo, largo/-ga [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian खूप रुंद, जर एखादी गोष्ट विशिष्ट अंतर विस्तृत असेल, तर ते हे अंतर एका बाजूने मोजते.… See more 広い, 広範囲の, 多岐にわたる… See more geniş, yaygın, kaba telaffuz… See more large, vaste, grand/grande… See more ample, ampli… See more breed, ruim, algemeen… See more மிகவும் பரந்த, ஏதாவது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தூரம் அகலமாக இருந்தால், அது பக்கத்திலிருந்து பக்கமாக இந்த தூரத்தை அளவிடுகிறது.… See more चौड़ा, बहुत विस्तृत, चौड़ा… See more પહોળું, વિસ્તૃત… See more bred, generelt, i store træk… See more bred, vid, i stora (grova) drag… See more lebar, umum… See more breit, allgemein… See more bred, vid, grov… See more وسیع, چوڑا, کشادہ… See more широкий, просторий, загальний… See more చాలా వెడల్పుగా, వెడల్పు, చాలా రకాల విషయాలను చేర్చడం… See more প্রশস্ত, চত্তড়া, বিস্তৃত… See more široký, celkový, obecný… See more lebar, ukuran lebar, umum… See more กว้าง, ทั่ว ๆ ไป… See more rộng, ngang, khái quát… See more szeroki, silny, ogólny… See more 넓은, 다양한… See more largo, ampio, di larghezza… See more Need a translator? 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Translator tool Browse broach broach a subject broached broaching broad broad base broad bean broad brush broad brushstrokes More meanings of broad broad-based broad base broad bean broad brush broad-brush broad gauge broad jump See all meanings in broad daylight idiom broad hint phrase broad in the beam idiom See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day bae UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /beɪ/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /beɪ/ someone you love; a boyfriend or girlfriend About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Intermediate Translations AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (US) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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