broadcast also broadcasted; broadcasting
Definition of broadcast
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area
broadcasting seed broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
2 : to make widely known
A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it.— Allison Glock
3 : to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet
an event being broadcast live on television Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable.— Josh Tyrangiel … part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet.— David Noack
1 : to transmit a broadcast
Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet.— John Markoff
2 : to speak or perform on a broadcast program
broadcast
noun plural broadcasts
Definition of broadcast (Entry 2 of 4)
1 : a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet
listening to a radio broadcast a live nationwide broadcast
2 : the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television
the broadcast of court proceedings Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction.— George Mannes
3 : a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing)
… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden …— Maxine Kumin
broadcast
adjectiveDefinition of broadcast (Entry 3 of 4)
1 : cast or scattered in all directions
2 : made public by means of radio or television
3 : of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
broadcast
adverbDefinition of broadcast (Entry 4 of 4)
: to or over a broad area
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The first known use of broadcast was in 1743
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