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- [brawd-kast, -kahst]
- /ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
- /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brawd-kast, -kahst]
- /ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
Definitions of broadcast word
- countable noun broadcast A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television. 3
- verb broadcast 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. 3
- verb broadcast to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television 3
- verb broadcast to take part in a radio or television programme 3
- verb broadcast to make widely known throughout an area 3
- verb broadcast to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand 3
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Origin of broadcast
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; orig., broad (adv.) + cast, past participle of cast
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Parts of speech for Broadcast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
broadcast popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
broadcast usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for broadcast
noun broadcast
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- transmission — the act or process of transmitting.
- program — software
verb broadcast
- relay — a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- televise — broadcast on TV
- communicate — to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
- send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
Antonyms for broadcast
verb broadcast
- bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
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