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broad

Wide, covering a large area.

Meanings of «broad»

1 · adjective

wide, covering a large area

The river became broad and slow near the coast.

2 · adjective

general, covering the main points, not detailed

She gave a broad description of her weekend plans.

Similar: generalvagueoverall

Translation

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«broad» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
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The difference between similar words

covering a large area or range
widelarge from one side to the otherThe river is very wide here.
broadwide; also used for a large range of thingsShe has a broad range of interests.
extensivecovering a large area or a lot of thingsThe storm caused extensive damage to the town.

Word family

broad B1 · adjectivebroaden B2 · verbbroadly B1 · adverb