broadcast
verb/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/
/ˈbrɔːdkæst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they broadcast | /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ /ˈbrɔːdkæst/ |
| he / she / it broadcasts | /ˈbrɔːdkɑːsts/ /ˈbrɔːdkæsts/ |
| past simple broadcast | /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ /ˈbrɔːdkæst/ |
| past participle broadcast | /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ /ˈbrɔːdkæst/ |
| -ing form broadcasting | /ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈbrɔːdkæstɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] broadcast (something) to send out programmes on television or radio
- The concert will be broadcast live (= at the same time as it takes place) tomorrow evening.
- Most of the programmes are broadcast in English.
- They began broadcasting in 1922.
- The station broadcasts programmes around the world in 43 languages.
- The event will be broadcast over the internet
- He broadcasts his Saturday morning show on the station.
Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb2- This interview was originally broadcast last Friday.
- We will broadcast live from the ship.
- a Christmas message broadcast to the nation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- live
- nationally
- originally
- …
- from
- to
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- [transitive] broadcast something to tell a lot of people about something
- I don't like to broadcast the fact that my father owns the company.
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘sown by scattering’): from broad + the past participle of cast ‘throw’. Senses relating to radio and television date from the early 20th cent.
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