verb / noun · neutral
broadcast
UK/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/US/ˈbrɔːdkæst/BROAD·cast
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to send out a programme or some information by radio or television; the programme that is sent out.
Examples
“The match will be broadcast live at 8 pm.”
“The broadcast lasted two hours.”
“They broadcast the interview on national radio.”
Band 8 sentence
“Broadcasters must weigh public interest against commercial pressures when deciding which stories to broadcast during peak hours.”
Collocations
- broadcast live
- broadcast on
- television broadcast
Word family
broadcast (v) verbbroadcast (n) nounbroadcaster (n) noun
Common mistakes
They broadcasted the news yesterday.→They broadcast the news yesterday.
The show was broadcasted live.→The show was broadcast live.
Say it for a higher band
5show→6air→7+broadcast
Synonyms
air
Easily confused
air
“They will air the programme tomorrow night.”
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