Broadcast
verb
To send out a program on television or radio.
The concert will be broadcast live on national television.
Often appears as...
- broadcast live
- broadcast worldwide
verb
To tell something to many people.
The organization is broadcasting a message of peace to the world.
Often appears as...
- broadcast news
- broadcast a message
noun
A television or radio program.
I listened to the evening news broadcast.
Often appears as...
- news broadcast
- live broadcast
verb
To scatter or spread widely.
The seeds were broadcast over the field.
Often appears as...
- broadcast seeds
- broadcast fertiliser
adjective
Made public by means of radio or television.
This is a broadcast message to all staff.
Often appears as...
- broadcast message
- broadcast signal
noun
The act of spreading something.
The broadcast of these ideas can benefit society.
Often appears as...
- broadcast of information
- broadcast of news
verb
To send out a program on television or radio.
The concert will be broadcast live on national television.
Often appears as...
- broadcast live
- broadcast worldwide
verb
To tell something to many people.
The organization is broadcasting a message of peace to the world.
Often appears as...
- broadcast news
- broadcast a message
noun
A television or radio program.
I listened to the evening news broadcast.
Often appears as...
- news broadcast
- live broadcast
verb
To scatter or spread widely.
The seeds were broadcast over the field.
Often appears as...
- broadcast seeds
- broadcast fertiliser
adjective
Made public by means of radio or television.
This is a broadcast message to all staff.
Often appears as...
- broadcast message
- broadcast signal
noun
The act of spreading something.
The broadcast of these ideas can benefit society.
Often appears as...
- broadcast of information
- broadcast of news
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Media Context
Used when referring to media, 'broadcast' implies a message sent to a wide audience.
The game was broadcast on all sports channels.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interactive
'Broadcast' suggests one-way communication, without direct interaction with the audience.
The interview was broadcast without audience questions.
Pro Tip 3/3Unedited Content
When content is 'broadcast live', it means it's shown or aired in real time, unedited.
The ceremony is broadcast live, so you'll see it as it happens.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Context
Used when referring to media, 'broadcast' implies a message sent to a wide audience.
The game was broadcast on all sports channels.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interactive
'Broadcast' suggests one-way communication, without direct interaction with the audience.
The interview was broadcast without audience questions.
Pro Tip 3/3Unedited Content
When content is 'broadcast live', it means it's shown or aired in real time, unedited.
The ceremony is broadcast live, so you'll see it as it happens.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Context
Used when referring to media, 'broadcast' implies a message sent to a wide audience.
The game was broadcast on all sports channels.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interactive
'Broadcast' suggests one-way communication, without direct interaction with the audience.
The interview was broadcast without audience questions.
Pro Tip 3/3Unedited Content
When content is 'broadcast live', it means it's shown or aired in real time, unedited.
The ceremony is broadcast live, so you'll see it as it happens.
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How language shapes the...
that's what we saw with the case of number. Having count words in your language, having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right?
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How does your smartphone...
Let's break that down. First of all, why is it so important to know what time it is on a satellite when location is what we're concerned about? The first thing your phone needs to determine is how far it is from a satellite. Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals
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How to speak so that...
Some people broadcast the whole time. Try not to do that. That's called sodcasting, Imposing your sound on people around you carelessly and inconsiderately. Not nice. Of course, where this all comes into play most of all is when you've got something really important to do.
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A Black man goes...
from these alternative digital universes, dissecting them, breaking them down into controversial talking points. Then, with my cell phone, I flipped the internet against itself and began to broadcast these live conversations to my online followers.
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Can plants talk to each...
Plants don't have to rely solely on those airborne broadcasts. Signals can travel below the soil surface, too. Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients.
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Sir David Attenborough...
i've been trying to film the argus pheasant forever and every time we failed and so i thought i was going to end my my broadcasting life without ever having filmed the arches pheasant and it's it's beyond question one of the most dramatic
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Is the world getting...
and the world's broadcasts too have gotten steadily glummer. Why don't people appreciate progress? Part of the answer comes from our cognitive psychology. We estimate risk using a mental shortcut called the "availability heuristic."
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How electromagnetic...
that use radio waves from the electromagnetic spectrum now we've been able to broadcast radio signals into deep space and receive signals from deep space for over a century now and that is allowed us to realize how much of the
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Electromagnetism 101 PIPE...
On one end are long, low-frequency radio waves that broadcast television and radio signals, microwaves that carry telephone signals and cook food, and infrared waves emitted by fires. On the other are short, high-frequency
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty.
Video examples
How language shapes the...
that's what we saw with the case of number. Having count words in your language, having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right?
Video examples
How does your smartphone...
Let's break that down. First of all, why is it so important to know what time it is on a satellite when location is what we're concerned about? The first thing your phone needs to determine is how far it is from a satellite. Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals
Video examples
How to speak so that...
Some people broadcast the whole time. Try not to do that. That's called sodcasting, Imposing your sound on people around you carelessly and inconsiderately. Not nice. Of course, where this all comes into play most of all is when you've got something really important to do.
Video examples
A Black man goes...
from these alternative digital universes, dissecting them, breaking them down into controversial talking points. Then, with my cell phone, I flipped the internet against itself and began to broadcast these live conversations to my online followers.
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
Plants don't have to rely solely on those airborne broadcasts. Signals can travel below the soil surface, too. Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
i've been trying to film the argus pheasant forever and every time we failed and so i thought i was going to end my my broadcasting life without ever having filmed the arches pheasant and it's it's beyond question one of the most dramatic
Video examples
Is the world getting...
and the world's broadcasts too have gotten steadily glummer. Why don't people appreciate progress? Part of the answer comes from our cognitive psychology. We estimate risk using a mental shortcut called the "availability heuristic."
Video examples
How electromagnetic...
that use radio waves from the electromagnetic spectrum now we've been able to broadcast radio signals into deep space and receive signals from deep space for over a century now and that is allowed us to realize how much of the
Video examples
Electromagnetism 101 PIPE...
On one end are long, low-frequency radio waves that broadcast television and radio signals, microwaves that carry telephone signals and cook food, and infrared waves emitted by fires. On the other are short, high-frequency
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty.
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Hari Kondabolu
American Comedian
The words we use have weight. Whether it's in a conversation with a friend or something said publicly on stage or broadcast. And as performers, we know that because that's why we choose the words we use - that's the whole point of comedy.
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Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
I probably watch less than one hour of television a week. And when I do watch television, it's usually a football game. Sometimes I'll watch a news broadcast for a few minutes. Otherwise, I don't have time.
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Hanoi Hannah
Vietnamese Celebrity
Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
If you think about it, I've never held a job in my life. I went from being an NFL player to a coach to a broadcaster. I haven't worked a day in my life.
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Gordon Smith
American Politician
When there's an emergency weather situation, the local broadcaster is the source of information that often makes the difference between life and death.
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Isa Guha
English Celebrity
That's how cricket should be broadcast. Ball-by-ball calling is important but you've got to be lighthearted like you're down the pub with your mates.
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Jane Smiley
American Writer
If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness.
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Kate Bosworth
American Actress
I don't want to broadcast my personal life because I feel it's off-putting.
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Tony Benn
English Politician
Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters.
Quote examples
Hari Kondabolu
American Comedian
The words we use have weight. Whether it's in a conversation with a friend or something said publicly on stage or broadcast. And as performers, we know that because that's why we choose the words we use - that's the whole point of comedy.
Quote examples
Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
I probably watch less than one hour of television a week. And when I do watch television, it's usually a football game. Sometimes I'll watch a news broadcast for a few minutes. Otherwise, I don't have time.
Quote examples
Hanoi Hannah
Vietnamese Celebrity
Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement.
Quote examples
Carl Sagan
American Scientist
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.
Quote examples
John Madden
American Entertainer
If you think about it, I've never held a job in my life. I went from being an NFL player to a coach to a broadcaster. I haven't worked a day in my life.
Quote examples
Gordon Smith
American Politician
When there's an emergency weather situation, the local broadcaster is the source of information that often makes the difference between life and death.
Quote examples
Isa Guha
English Celebrity
That's how cricket should be broadcast. Ball-by-ball calling is important but you've got to be lighthearted like you're down the pub with your mates.
Quote examples
Jane Smiley
American Writer
If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness.
Quote examples
Kate Bosworth
American Actress
I don't want to broadcast my personal life because I feel it's off-putting.
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Tony Benn
English Politician
Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters.
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