broadcast
to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
to speak, perform, sponsor, or present on a radio or television program: The president will broadcast his message on all stations tonight.
to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.
to spread widely; disseminate: She broadcast the good news all over town.
to indicate unwittingly to another (one's next action); telegraph: He broadcast his punch and the other man was able to parry it.
to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.
to make something known widely; disseminate something.
to speak, perform, sponsor, or present all or part of a radio or television program: The Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts every Saturday on our local station.
something that is broadcast.
a single radio or television program.
the broadcasting of radio or television messages, speeches, etc.
a single period of broadcasting
a method of sowing by scattering seed.
(of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.
of or relating to broadcasting.
cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.
so as to reach the greatest number of people by radio or television: The vital news was sent broadcast to inform the entire nation.
so as to be cast abroad over an area: seed sown broadcast.
Origin of broadcast
1Other words from broadcast
- un·broad·cast·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with broadcast
- broadcast , narrowcast, simulcast
Words Nearby broadcast
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How to use broadcast in a sentence
All of the nominees, presenters, and performers will be scattered around the world, broadcasting from their homes.
The virtual Emmys could give a much-needed jolt to the fading awards show | Adam Epstein | September 17, 2020 | QuartzThe company is setting the CPMs at the agency level, so the executives declined to discuss specifics but said the CPMs are in the range of CPMs for primetime broadcast TV shows, which can hover around $80.
WarnerMedia eyes spring debut for HBO Max’s ad-supported tier | Tim Peterson | September 10, 2020 | DigidayThis year, most advertisers signed deals with TV networks under the usual October through August broadcast window, and the majority of the money committed is earmarked for linear TV.
‘There wasn’t a huge shift’: TV upfront market did not undergo expected overhaul this year | Tim Peterson | September 9, 2020 | DigidayOne is a multi-billion dollar colossus with worldwide broadcasts.
This elite college is building a COVID ‘bubble’—where students are tested 3 times per week, and can’t leave campus | Lee Clifford | September 5, 2020 | FortuneAs in the United States, where “Swipe Night” first launched last October, the international version of “Swipe Night” will be broadcast on the weekend.
Tinder’s interactive video event ‘Swipe Night’ will launch in international markets this month | Catherine Shu | September 4, 2020 | TechCrunch
In fact, Americans had to wait several hours until film of the event reached New York for it to be broadcast.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMore than 20 million people tuned in to a broadcast network drama and saw two gay men have explicit sex.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you look at the newspapers, it's all broadcast all over the place.
Justice League Vigil for Slain NYPD Officers Asks Whose Life Matters | Olivia Nuzzi | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSchiff, the Hollywood congressman, said that the movie should be promptly released and widely broadcast.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Hollywood has opened a new front in the war against Iran,” an evening news broadcast declared.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if they all pick up the broadcast that this is where to get a free ride home, I'll have just another sand trap here.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeDisapproval has been expressed of many of the broadcast serials and suggestive love songs.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.When crime serials are broadcast it should be made obvious that crime does not pay.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.My uncle's radio broadcast continued all night and through the morning hours.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinBy agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for broadcast
/ (ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst) /
to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television
(intr) to take part in a radio or television programme
(tr) to make widely known throughout an area: to broadcast news
(tr) to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand
a transmission or programme on radio or television
(as modifier): a broadcast signal
the act of scattering seeds
(as modifier): the broadcast method of sowing
dispersed over a wide area: broadcast seeds
far and wide: seeds to be sown broadcast
Derived forms of broadcast
- broadcaster, noun
- broadcasting, noun
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