broadcast
verbBand 6
UKˈbrɔːdkɑːst
USˈbrɔːdˌkæst
To transmit a programme or information by radio, television, or online.
The match was broadcast live around the world.
The station broadcasts in three languages.
Remember it
Broadcast combines “broad” and “cast,” suggesting information thrown widely to many people.
Watch out
broadcasted the programmebroadcast the programme
Broadcast has the same form in the past tense in standard British English.
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Similar and opposite
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- transmitairtelevise
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Which picture shows broadcast?