The meaning of BROAD is having ample extent from side to side or between limits. How to use broad in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Broad.

broad adjective (STRONG) If someone has a broad accent (= way of speaking), it is strong and noticeable, showing where they come from:

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 …

2. of vast extent; spacious: a broad plain. 3. (postpositive) from one side to the other: four miles broad. 4. of great scope or potential: that invention had broad applications. 5. not detailed; …

vulgar; coarse; indecent: a broad joke (of a dialect or pronunciation) consisting of a large number of speech sounds characteristic of a particular geographical area: a broad Yorkshire accent

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wide-open; full. We awoke to broad daylight. not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope. A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.

BROAD meaning: 1 : large from one side to the other side wide; 2 : having a specified width

The adjective broad boasts an extensive — you might even say broad — array of subtly different meanings including wide, spacious, far-reaching, vague, and unsubtle.

Definition of broad adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.