broadcast meaning
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[ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] [ˈbrɔːdkæst] [ˈbɹɔdkæst] 
US CA - NounPLbroadcasts
- A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
- A programme (show, bulletin, documentary, and so on) so transmitted.
- (dated) The act of scattering seed.
- A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
- VerbSGbroadcastsPRbroadcastingPT, PPbroadcasted
- To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means.
- The Royal Shakespeare Company will today become the first theatre in the UK to broadcast Shakespeare direct into schools. A production of Richard II, starring David Tennant in the title role, is going to be streamed free of charge into classrooms up and down the country.
- To transmit a message over a wide area.
- To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program.
- (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area.
- I wanted to grow my own cut flowers for the big day so three months earlier I broadcasted an annual seed mix across a few recently cleared borders.
- To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.
- simple past tense and past participle of broadcast.
- To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means.
- AdjectiveCOMmore broadcastSUPmost broadcast
- cast or scattered widely, in all directions.
- transmitted, signalled, or communicated via radio waves or electronic means.
- relating to transmissions of messages or signals via radio waves or electronic means.
- The new limitations would still prohibit foreigners from wholly or directly owning broadcast licensees, allowing only indirect ownership through a stake in a controlling parent of a broadcast licensee.
- cast or scattered widely, in all directions.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- (radio) - "What frequency does Radio XYZ broadcast on ?" "105.7 meg" = megahertz
- In a much-anticipated radio broadcast the Duke of Edinburgh said last night that Britain will be a grim place in the year 2000 [ …] .
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast.
- In a few minutes, we'll be on the air giving a live broadcast.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of broadcast in English Dictionary
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- en broadcasting
- en broadcaster
- en broadcasts
- en broadcasted
- en broadcasters
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "broadcast" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form and a verbs by inflection type.