| 【broad】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "brad." It carries the basic meaning of "wide," and "not narrow." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "broad"]
abroad ***[2744] If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
broad ****[1678] Something that is broad is wide.
broadcast ***[2821] To broadcast a programme means to send it out by radio waves, so that it can be heard on the radio or seen on television.
broadly **[4174] You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
[WORD ROOT]root broad
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] broad, bread
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) brad
[MEANING]root wide, not narrow
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 brad wide, not narrow
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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abroad ★★★[2744] adverb from broad
【DEFINITION】 If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a; without, on, to ⑵ broad; wide, not narrow
【Etymology】 《Old English on brede》 in width; at wide"
【First Known Meaning】 widely apart
broad ★★★★[1678] adjective from broad
【DEFINITION】 Something that is broad is wide.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; broad < broader < broadest
【SYNONYM】 strong
【ANTONYM】 narrow
【ROOTs】 broad; wide, not narrow
【Etymology】 《Old English brad》 wide, not narrow
【DERIVATIVEs】 breadth, broaden, broadly, broadness, broad
broadcast ★★★[2821] verb from broadcast 〈 cast
【DEFINITION】 To broadcast a programme means to send it out by radio waves, so that it can be heard on the radio or seen on television.
【Declension/Conjugation】 broadcasted broadcast, broadcasted broadcast, broadcasting, broadcasts
【COMPOSITION】 broad + cast
【ROOTs】 ⑴ broad; wide, not narrow ⑵ cast; cast, throw
【Etymology】 《Old Norse kasta》 to throw
【DERIVATIVEs】 broadcaster, broadcasting, broadcast
broadly ★★[4174] adverb from broad
【DEFINITION】 You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ broad; wide, not narrow ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English brad》 wide, not narrow
【DERIVATIVEs】 breadth, broaden, broadly, broadness, broad
Other words containing "broad"; breadth, broadband, broadcaster, broadcasting, broaden, broadness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
brev-
break
bore
book
bal-, bel-, bol-
body
bite, bitter
bio
bind
bi
