English · Word Candidate

broadcast

/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: broadcasts · broadcasting · broadcasted

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phát tán rộng rãi theo mọi hướng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Examples

The seed was broadcast, not drilled.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Truyền thông hoặc gửi tín hiệu đến nhiều người

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Examples

For radio-transmission it has been found that certain passages of a rhythmical nature come out more clearly if wooden-headed sticks are used. The Timpani sometimes tend to sound blurred and even to have a blurring effect on the rest of the orchestral ensemble in broadcast music, when ordinary soft s

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Widely in all directions; abroad.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Rộng rãi theo mọi hướng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adverb

Examples

[O]n reporting to Captain Thrasher he informed me that his orders were to take a detachment of forty men across the French Broad River and turn them loose to wander broadcast over the country as a protection to foraging parties of quartermasters and commissaries, […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Truyền một chương trình radio hoặc truyền hình

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

No one knows how long it will be until a broadcast from a studio in New York will be viewed in India as well as in Indiana, will be seen in the Congo as it is seen in Chicago. But as surely as we are meeting here today, that day will come; and once again our world will shrink.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “broadcast” mean?

Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

Is “broadcast” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.