Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to broaden
Participle: broadened
Gerund: broadening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | broaden |
| you | broaden |
| he;she;it | broadens |
| we | broaden |
| you | broaden |
| they | broaden |
Perfect
| I | have broadened |
| you | have broadened |
| he;she;it | has broadened |
| we | have broadened |
| you | have broadened |
| they | have broadened |
Past
| I | broadened |
| you | broadened |
| he;she;it | broadened |
| we | broadened |
| you | broadened |
| they | broadened |
Pluperfect
| I | had broadened |
| you | had broadened |
| he;she;it | had broadened |
| we | had broadened |
| you | had broadened |
| they | had broadened |
Future
| I | will broaden |
| you | will broaden |
| he;she;it | will broaden |
| we | will broaden |
| you | will broaden |
| they | will broaden |
Future Perfect
| I | will have broadened |
| you | will have broadened |
| he;she;it | will have broadened |
| we | will have broadened |
| you | will have broadened |
| they | will have broadened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | broaden |
| you | broaden |
| he;she;it | broaden |
| we | broaden |
| you | broaden |
| they | broaden |
Perfect
| I | have broadened |
| you | have broadened |
| he;she;it | have broadened |
| we | have broadened |
| you | have broadened |
| they | have broadened |
Imperfect
| I | broadened |
| you | broadened |
| he;she;it | broadened |
| we | broadened |
| you | broadened |
| they | broadened |
Pluperfect
| I | had broadened |
| you | had broadened |
| he;she;it | had broadened |
| we | had broadened |
| you | had broadened |
| they | had broadened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would broaden |
| you | would broaden |
| he;she;it | would broaden |
| we | would broaden |
| you | would broaden |
| they | would broaden |
Perfect
| I | would have broadened |
| you | would have broadened |
| he;she;it | would have broadened |
| we | would have broadened |
| you | would have broadened |
| they | would have broadened |
Imperative
| you | broaden |
| we | Let's broaden |
| you | broaden |
Verbs conjugated like 'broaden'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'broaden'
blonden,
blooden,
bolden,
braven,
brazen,
brocade,
brode,
broider,
bronzen,
dreaden,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.?
3. Proto-Germanic *braidaz
4. Proto-West Germanic *braid
5. Old English brād
6. Middle English brod
7. English broad
8. English -en
9. English broaden
10. From broad + -en (verbal suffix).
Sample Sentences
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broaden one’s knowledge
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broaden the canal
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Travel broadens the mind.
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The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.
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Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.