verb · neutral
broaden
/ˈbrɔːdən/BROAD·en
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to make something more general or include more things, especially ideas or experience
Examples
“Travel can broaden your view of the world.”
“The course aims to broaden students' knowledge of global issues.”
“She took extra modules to broaden her skill set.”
Band 8 sentence
“Universities should broaden students' horizons by offering interdisciplinary options and more international exposure.”
Collocations
- broaden one's horizons
- broaden knowledge/experience/skills
Word family
broaden verbbroadens verb (3rd sg)broadening verb / noun (gerund)broadened verb (past / past participle)
Common mistakes
make broaden students' horizons→broaden students' horizons
broadenings of knowledge→broadening of knowledge
Say it for a higher band
5make sth bigger→6expand→7+broaden
Synonyms
expand
widen
Easily confused
deepen
“The lecturer's explanation helped to deepen my understanding of the theory.”
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