broad
part of speech
adjective (broad, broader, broadest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Broad means wide from one side to the other. tree →
2) Broad means including many different things, general rather than detailed. tree →
3) «In broad daylight» means openly, in full daylight. tree →
4) A broad accent is strong and easy to notice. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh broad is used for the size of buildings and altars, and also for things too large to measure. Job says God's wisdom is broader than the sea, and the psalmist says God's commandment is "exceeding broad". Interpretation: Tradition reads "exceeding broad" as meaning that the Torah is without limit. However much a person learns, there is always more in it. In the primary lessons: In geography a broad river or valley is wide. In lessons a «broad idea» or «broad topic» is general, not narrow. In stories a strong man has broad shoulders and a thief steals «in broad daylight». Phrases: broad shoulders, broad smile, in broad daylight, broad range, broadly speaking.
examples
- And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be four-square; and the height thereof shall be three cubits. (Torah EXO.27.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- The whole creation is thus contemplated as a pyramid, terminating in a point at the top with a broad basis. [See Dr. Graetz's Gnosticismus, p. 224.] (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without. (Prophets 1KI.6.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. (Writings JOB.11.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have seen an end to every purpose; but Thy commandment is exceeding broad. (Writings PSA.119.96, JPS 1917) tree →
- The river is broad near the sea. tree →
- He has broad shoulders. tree →
- She gave a broad smile. tree →
- Science is a broad subject. tree →
- The bike was stolen in broad daylight. tree →
- The library has a broad range of books. tree →
- He speaks with a broad Scottish accent. tree →
- “How did you get such broad broad shoulders?” tree →
note
Pronounced «brawd». Opposite: narrow. «Broad» and «wide» are close: «wide» is more common for measured size (two metres wide); «broad» often goes with body parts and ideas. Noun: breadth. Do not say «a broad of the river» — say «the width».
In the corpora
- And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.
- And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
- And the hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.
- And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof.
- And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «broad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.