broadcast (verb/noun); spread widely
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to broadcast programs; to transmit radio waves
neutralRefers to the technical act of transmitting audio or video signals via radio waves or cables.
Central People's Broadcasting Station broadcasts news every day.
The football match will be broadcast live tonight at eight o'clock.
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This radio station broadcasts twenty-four hours a day.
Satellite broadcasting technology allows signals to travel further.
Please check if the broadcasting equipment is working properly.
noun
radio program; broadcast
neutralRefers to the actual program content transmitted via radio or TV.
Grandpa listens to the radio every morning.
This radio program is very popular among young people.
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I learned about this news through the radio.
The school has campus broadcasts every afternoon.
We are listening to an English teaching broadcast.
verb
to spread widely; to publicize
literaryLiterary usage. Means to make something known to a vast number of people.
The hero's deeds quickly spread throughout the village.
His reputation as a poet spread everywhere.
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This spirit of benevolence was spread across the world.
This folk song has been widely spread among the people.
The radiance of truth spreads across the land.