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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarybroad·cast I \ˈbrȯd-ˌkast\ adjective DATE 1767 1. cast or scattered in all directions2. made public by means of radio or television3. of or relating to radio or television broadcasting II verb (broadcast also broad·cast·ed ; broad·cast·ing) DATE 1813 transitive verb1. to scatter or sow (as seed) over a broad area2. to make widely known3. to transmit or make public by means of radio or televisionintransitive verb1. to transmit a broadcast2. to speak or perform on a broadcast program• broad·cast·er noun III adverb DATE 1814 : to or over a broad area IV noun DATE 1922 1. the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television2. a single radio or television program English Etymologybroadcast 1767, adj., in ref. to the spreading of seed, from broad + cast (v.). Fig. use is recorded from 1785. Modern media use began with radio (1922, adj. and noun). As a verb, recorded from 1813 in an agricultural sense, 1829 in a fig. sense, 1921 in ref. to radio. Broadcasting is recorded from 1922. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishbroadcast noun ADJ. radio, satellite, television | live | outside | election, news, party political, religious VERB + BROADCAST give, make The president gave a radio broadcast to mark the end of the war. | hear, see PREP. in a/the ~ More details will be given in our news broadcast. | ~ by a broadcast by the prime minister | ~ on a radio broadcast on the problems of unemployment Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishbroadcast verb ADV. live PREP. from We will broadcast live from the ship. | to a Christmas message broadcast to the nation Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ broadcastbroad·cast / 5brC:dkB:st; NAmE -kAst / verb(broad·cast, broad·cast)1. to send out programmes on television or radio 播送(电视或无线电节目)；广播: ▪ [VN] The concert will be broadcast live (= at the same time as it takes place) tomorrow evening. 音乐会明晚将现场直播。 ▪ [V] They began broadcasting in 1922. 他们于 1922 年开播。 2. [VN] to tell a lot of people about sth 散布,传播(信息等): I don't like to broadcast the fact that my father owns the company. 我不想宣扬这家公司为我父亲所有。 noun a radio or television programme 广播节目；电视节目: (BrE) a party political broadcast (= for example, before an election) 政党政治广播节目 We watched a live broadcast of the speech (= one shown at the same time as the speech was made). 我们观看了那场演说的现场直播。 OLTbroadcast noun⇨ programmeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedbroadcastI. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjectiveEtymology: broad (II) + cast, from past participle of cast (to throw)1. : cast or scattered in all directions < seed broadcast from the hand in sowing >: widely diffused2. : made public by means of radio or television < the use of broadcast appeals to motorists to keep off the roads >II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun1. : a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing)2. : the act of making widely known : the act of spreading abroad < in this time of … excessive broadcast of moralities — American Scholar >specifically : the act of sending out sound or images by radio or television transmission especially for general reception < the broadcast of court proceedings >3. : a single radio or television program < a weekly broadcast of world news > < his first appearance in a broadcast >III. verb(broadcast also broadcasted ; broadcast also broadcasted ; broadcasting ; broadcasts)transitive verb1. : to scatter or sow (seed) broadcast2. : to make widely known : disseminate or distribute widely or at random < it's not really a secret but I wouldn't want it broadcast >3. : to send out from a transmitting station (a radio or television program) for an unlimited number of receiversintransitive verb: to send out radio or television signals < broadcasting on a frequency of 600 kilocycles >: speak or perform on a broadcast program < he has lectured and broadcast on many subjects >Synonyms: see declare, strewIV. adverb: so as to scatter or be scattered in all directions (as of seed) : so as to spread widely; specifically : so as to reach by radio or television transmission the greatest possible number of receiving sets

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