broaden

broaden

CEFR: C1-C2 /broad-en/ [b.r.ao1.d.ah0.n]

The verb, broaden is to expand, and it is normally referring to expanding your views or change your opinion. The phrase "broaden/widen somebody's horizons " is often used. Here are example sentences

Example Sentences:
Mt interests broadened as I grew up.
Studying abroad can broaden the students' vision.
A year of traveling, a gap year can broaden the students' horizons.
This trip to the Far East has certainly broadened our family's horizons.​

This adjective can be used to describe actual physical spaces. A broad highway, for example, would be difficult to cross because of all the cars in the many lanes of the road.

The word can also be used more figuratively.

Example Sentences:
American history covers a broad range of topics and events.
A broad-minded person is open to new ideas, while broad humor aims for a mass audience with obvious gags and stunts.