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Broad
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~1 adj 1 »WIDE« a road, river, or part of someone's body etc that is broad is wide (We went along a broad carpeted passage. | He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders and slender hips. | 6 feet/3 metres etc broad The track was three metres broad) (- compare narrow1) 2 »INCLUDING A LOT« including many different kinds of things (broad range/spectrum of) (She has a very broad range of interests. | broad category/field/area etc) (In general, the paintings fall into two broad categories.) 3 »GENERAL« concerning the main ideas or parts of something rather than all the details (broad sense/term/definition etc) (This is education in the broadest sense of the word. | broad consensus/agreement etc) (All the members were in broad agreement.) 4 »LARGE AREA« covering a large area of land or water (They came to a broad expanse of water.) 5 broad grin/smile a big smile which clearly shows that you are happy ("A great win," he said with a broad grin.) 6 in broad daylight if something such as a crime happens in broad daylight, it happens in the daytime when you would expect someone to prevent it (The attack happened in broad daylight, in one of the busiest parts of town.) 7 »WAY OF SPEAKING« a broad accent1 (1) clearly shows where you come from (a broad Scottish accent) 8 broad hint/sarcasm a hint (=suggestion) etc that is very clear and easy to understand (dropping broad hints about what she wanted for Christmas) 9 broad humour/wit etc humour etc that is slightly rude 10 it's as broad as it's long spoken used to say that it does not matter which of two things you choose, because neither is clearly better 11 have a broad back to be easily able to deal with hard work, problems etc 12 broad in the beam informal having large or fat hips 13 a broad church an organisation that contains a wide range of opinions (The Labour Party has to be a broad church.) (- see also breadth) ~2 n 1 the Broads used in the names of some wide parts of rivers in Eastern England (the Norfolk Broads) 2 AmE spoken an offensive way of referring to a woman
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(broader, broadest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is broad is wide. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow... The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. ...a broad expanse of green lawn. ? narrow ADJ 2. A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly Charles grinned broadly. ADV 3. You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. A broad range of issues was discussed. ...a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. = wide ? narrow ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly This gives children a more broadly based education. ADV: ADV with v 4. You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word ‘science’. ...restructuring in the broad sense of the word. = general ? narrow ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society. ADV: ADV with v 5. You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. The agreement won broad support in the US Congress. ...a film with broad appeal. = widespread ? limited ADJ: ADJ n • broadly The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations. ADV: ADV with v 6. A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society’s development... In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there. = general ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done... Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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geographical name 1. river 220 miles (354 kilometers) North Carolina & South Carolina — see Saluda 2. river 70 miles (113 kilometers) S South Carolina flowing into the Atlantic BROAD I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brood, from Old English brad; akin to Old High German breit ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. having ample extent from side to side or between limits ~ shoulders b. having a specified extension from side to side made the path 10 feet ~ 2. extending far and wide ; spacious the ~ plains 3. a. open, full ~ daylight b. plain, obvious a ~ hint 4. dialectal especially in pronunciation 5. marked by lack of restraint, delicacy, or subtlety: a. obsolete outspoken b. coarse, risque ~ humor 6. of a vowel open — used specifically of a pronounced as in father 7. a. liberal, tolerant ~ views b. widely applicable or applied ; general a ~ rule 8. relating to the main or essential points ~ outlines • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, wide, deep mean having horizontal extent. ~ and wide apply to a surface measured or viewed from side to side a ~ avenue. wide is more common when units of measurement are mentioned rugs eight feet wide or applied to unfilled space between limits a wide doorway. ~ is preferred when full horizontal extent is considered ~ shoulders. deep may indicate horizontal extent away from the observer or from a front or peripheral point a deep cupboard deep woods. II. adverb Date: before 12th century in a ~ manner ; fully ~ awake III. noun Date: 1659 1. British an expansion of a river — often used in plural 2. often offensive woman ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement) in breadth (2 metres broad). 3 spacious or extensive (broad acres; a broad plain). 4 full and clear (broad daylight). 5 explicit, unmistakable (broad hint). 6 general; not taking account of detail (broad intentions; a broad inquiry; in the broadest sense of the word). 7 chief or principal (the broad facts). 8 tolerant, liberal (take a broad view). 9 somewhat coarse (broad humour). 10 (of speech) markedly regional (broad Scots). --n. 1 the broad part of something (broad of the back). 2 US sl. a young woman. 3 (the Broads) large areas of fresh water in E. Anglia, formed where rivers widen. Phrases and idioms broad arrow see ARROW. broad bean 1 a kind of bean, Vicia faba, with pods containing large edible flat seeds. 2 one of these seeds. Broad Church a group within the Anglican Church favouring a liberal interpretation of doctrine. broad gauge a railway track with a gauge wider than the standard one. broad-leaved (of a tree) deciduous and hard-timbered. broad pennant a short swallow-tailed pennant distinguishing the commodore's ship in a squadron. broad spectrum (of a medicinal substance) effective against a large variety of micro-organisms. Derivatives broadness n. broadways adv. broadwise adv. Etymology: OE brad f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) широкий, всеохватывающий 2) общий, в общих чертах in a broad fashion — широко in the broad sense of the word — в широком смысле слова ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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прил. 1) широкий, обширный 2) амер. оживленный (рынок) 3) ясный, простой 4) главный, основной • - broad classification - broad construction - broad pattern of career development ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. широкая часть (спины, спинки) 2. ам. разг. молодая девушка, девчонка he refers to her as a broad meaning no harm whatsoever —- он называет ее дечонкой, не имея в виду ничего плохого 3. ам. груб. девка 4. уст. старинная золотая монета в двадцать шиллингов 5. (the B.) разг. оксфордские студенты 6. кин. осветительный прибор общего, рассеянного света, широкоизлучатель 7. широкий broad chest —- широкая грудь the river is 30 feet broad —- река шириной в 30 футов 8. обширный, просторный the broad lands stretched away as far as the eye could see —- широкие просторы раскинулись насколько мог видеть глаз 9. широкий, свободный; терпимый broad opinions —- широкие взгляды to take a broad view of smth. —- широко смотреть на вещи 10. явный, определенный; заметный broad hint —- ясный намек broad purpose —- явное намерение broad statement —- откровенное заявление there is no broad line of distinction —- нет отчетливого разграничения (-ой грани) 11. полный, совершенный in broad daylight —- средь бела дня 12. заметный, сильный (об акценте) broad Scotch accent —- сильный шотландский акцент 13. общий, широкий; в общих, основных чертах a broad outline of the plan —- общая наметка плана in a broad sense it is true —- в широком смысле это верно 14. грубый, неприличный broad joke —- грубая шутка broad laugh —- грубый смех broad story —- неприличный...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. brad, from P.Gmc. *braithaz. Not found outside Gmc, languages. Broadside (nautical), 1591, "the side of a ship above the water, between the bow and the quarter." Slang extension to meaning "woman" (1911) may be suggestive of broad hips, but it also may trace to Amer.Eng. abroadwife, for a woman away from her husband, often a slave. Earliest use suggests immorality. Broadcast, originally "scattering seed" (1767), applied to radio waves 1921. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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