broaden
verb B2- To make broad or broader. · broaden one’s knowledge· broaden the canal
- To become broad or broader. · The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.· Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.
He/she/it broadens · Past broadened · Past participle broadened · -ing form broadening
Verb forms
- Base form
- broaden
- He/she/it
- broadens
- Past
- broadened
- Past participle
- broadened
- -ing form
- broadening
From the library
The constable’s features broadened into a grin.
His smile broadened.
Anne felt her heart beat more quickly, and the horizons of her ambition shifted and broadened as if by magic.
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