broadcast
adjective · noun · verb · adverb
Simple meaning
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
brawdkastSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹɔdkæst
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
noun
Message that is transmitted by radio or television
A radio or television show
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
verb
transitive
To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
transitive
To transmit a message over a wide area.
Sow over a wide area, especially by hand
intransitive
To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
adverb
Widely in all directions; abroad.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
Used this way, broadcast is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The news broadcast reported on the local weather conditions.”adjective
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