adj · adv · noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈbɹoːd(ˌ)kɑːst/
Northern-England:/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kast/
Scotland:/ˈbɾɔd(ˌ)kast/
/ˈbɹɔd(ˌ)kæst/without the cot–caught merger
cot-caught-merger:/ˈbɹɑd(ˌ)kæst/
US:cot-caughtRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:/ˈbɹɒd(ˌ)kæst/
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɔːdkɑːst
rhymes with -ɔːdkæst
CMU ARPABET:B R AO1 D K AE2 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The seed was broadcast, not drilled.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Relating to transmissions of messages or signals to many people through radio waves or electronic means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
Widely in all directions; abroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
By having its seeds sown over a wide area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
message that is transmitted by radio or television
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: message
Narrower terms: rebroadcast, radio broadcast, simulcast, telecast, newscast
15
noun
Meaning 15
a radio or television show
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
did you see his program last night?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: program, programme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
Narrower terms: news program, news show, news, rerun, talk show, chat show, television program, TV program, television show, TV show, game show, giveaway, serial, series, episode, installment, instalment, sustaining program
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bher-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast From broad + cast. First attested in the mid 18th century, in the agricultural use of spreading seeds.
Across languages
Translations
338 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
wijdverspreid
— cast or scattered widely
Finnish:
levitetty
— cast or scattered widely
German:
weit verstreut
— cast or scattered widely
Marathi:
मुठीने पेरलेले
(muṭhīne perlele)
— cast or scattered widely
Turkish:
geniş alana dağılan/dağılmış
— cast or scattered widely
Danish:
udsendt
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Finnish:
lähetys-
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Galician:
emitido
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Galician:
transmitido
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
German:
ausgestrahlt
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
German:
gesendet
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Greek:
εκπέμπω
(ekpémpo)
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Marathi:
ब्रॉडकास्ट केलेले
(brŏḍkāsṭa kelele)
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Marathi:
प्रसारित केलेले
(prasārit kelele)
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Portuguese:
transmitido
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Russian:
широковещательный
(širokoveščatelʹnyj)
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Sikkimese:
ཁྱབ
(khyab)
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Turkish:
yayınlanan
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Turkish:
yayınlanmış
— communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means
Afrikaans:
uitsaai
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Afrikaans:
uitsending
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Albanian:
transmetim
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Arabic:
تَلْفَزَة
(talfaza)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Arabic:
إِذَاعَة
(ʔiḏāʕa)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Arabic:
بَثّ
(baṯṯ)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Armenian:
տրանսլյացիա
(translyacʻia)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Azerbaijani:
translyasiya
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Azerbaijani:
yayım
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Baluchi:
شنگ
(šing)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Belarusian:
перада́ча
(pjeradáča)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Belarusian:
трансля́цыя
(transljácyja)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Bengali:
সম্প্রচার
(śomprocar)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Bulgarian:
преда́ване
(predávane)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Bulgarian:
радиопреда́ване
(radiopredávane)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Catalan:
emissió
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Chinese Mandarin:
廣播 /广播
(guǎngbō)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Czech:
vysílání
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Danish:
udsendelse
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Dutch:
transmissie
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Dutch:
uitzenden
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Dutch:
uitzending
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Estonian:
saade
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Estonian:
ringhääling
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Faroese:
sending
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Finnish:
lähetys
— transmission of a radio or television programme
French:
émission
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Galician:
emisión
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Galician:
retransmisión
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Georgian:
მაუწყებლობა
(mauc̣q̇ebloba)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
German:
Sendung
— transmission of a radio or television programme
German:
Übertragung
— transmission of a radio or television programme
German:
Ausstrahlung
— transmission of a radio or television programme
German:
Rundfunk
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Greek:
εκπομπή
(ekpompí)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Greek:
μετάδοση
(metádosi)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Hebrew:
שידור \ שִׁדּוּר
(shidúr)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Hindi:
प्रसारण
(prasāraṇ)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Hungarian:
adás
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Icelandic:
útsending
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Indonesian:
siaran
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Irish:
craoladh
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Irish:
craolachán
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Italian:
trasmissione
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Italian:
emissione
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Italian:
diffusione
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Japanese:
放送
(hōsō)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Kazakh:
хабар тарату
(xabar taratu)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Khmer:
ឧគ្ឃោសន
(ʼukkhoosaʼnaʼ)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Korean:
방송
(bangsong)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Kyrgyz:
(телерадио-)берүү
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Latvian:
translācija
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Latvian:
pārraide
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Lithuanian:
transliacija
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Macedonian:
емисија
(emisija)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Macedonian:
емитување
(emituvanje)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Macedonian:
дифузија
(difuzija)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Malay:
siaran
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Māori:
whakapāhotanga
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Māori:
whakapaohotanga
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Māori:
pāhotanga
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Marathi:
प्रसारण
(prasāraṇ)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Marathi:
ब्रॉडकास्ट
(brŏḍkāsṭa)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Norwegian Bokmål:
kringkasting
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Norwegian Bokmål:
utsending
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Iranian Persian:
پَخْش
(paxš)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Polish:
emisja
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Polish:
nadawanie
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Portuguese:
emissão
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Portuguese:
retransmissão
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Portuguese:
difusão
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Romanian:
difuzare
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Romanian:
transmisiune
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Romanian:
emisiune
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Russian:
переда́ча
(peredáča)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Russian:
трансля́ция
(transljácija)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Russian:
веща́ние
(veščánije)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Russian:
эфир
(efir)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Serbo-Croatian:
емѝсија f`
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Serbo-Croatian:
emìsija
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Slovak:
vysielanie
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Slovene:
oddaja
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Spanish:
emisión
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Spanish:
retransmisión
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Spanish:
televisación
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Swedish:
utsändning
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Tajik:
пахш
(paxš)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Thai:
การแพร่
(gaan-prɛ̂ɛ)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Turkish:
yayın
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Turkmen:
ýaýlym
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Ukrainian:
переда́ча
(peredáča)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Ukrainian:
трансля́ція
(transljácija)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Urdu:
نَشْرِیَہ
(naśriya)
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Uzbek:
translyatsiya
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Uzbek:
yoyin
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Uzbek:
eshittirish
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Vietnamese:
phát sóng
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Welsh:
darllediad
— transmission of a radio or television programme
Yiddish:
אוידיציע
(oyditsye)
— transmission of a radio or television programme