ENGLISH ROOT WORD: broad from Old English brad

 

【broad】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "wide, not narrow"
from Old English "brad"

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[WORD ROOT]root broad
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] broad
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) brad
[MEANING]root wide, not narrow

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 brad wide, not narrow

 

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

abroad, broad, broadcast, broadly

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

 

abroad [adverb] from broad
【DEFINITION】 If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 widely apart
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a; without, on, to ⑵ broad; wide, not narrow

broad [adjective] from broad
【DEFINITION】 Something that is broad is wide.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; broad < broader < broadest
【DERIVATIVEs】 breadth, broaden, broadly, broadness, broad
【SYNONYM】 strong
【ANTONYM】 narrow
【ROOTs】 broad; wide, not narrow

broadcast [verb] from cast
【DEFINITION】 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.
【CONJUGATIONs】 broadcasted broadcast, broadcasted broadcast, broadcasting, broadcasts
【DERIVATIVEs】 broadcaster, broadcasting, broadcast
【ROOTs】 ⑴ broad; wide, not narrow ⑵ cast; cast, throw

broadly [adverb] from broad
【DEFINITION】 You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true.
【DERIVATIVEs】 breadth, broaden, broadly, broadness, broad
【ROOTs】 ⑴ broad; wide, not narrow ⑵ ly; adverb suffix

 

 

Other word list containing broad; broaden

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

brev-
bal-, bel-, bol-
bibli-, bibl-
bio
band
bib-
bi
batt-, bat-
bene-, ben-
anim-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: brev- from Latin brevis, breve, breviare

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