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 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
- 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
- A platypus has a broad flat tail, and a koala has only a tiny stump of a tail hidden in its fur.
- «A broad glistening muzzle showed itself above the edge of the bank, and the Otter hauled himself out».
- Sunscreen of SPF 30 or more, broad-spectrum, goes on about 20 minutes before going out in summer sun.
- Cacti store water in thick stems and have spines instead of broad leaves.
- And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «broad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.