Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broaden someone's horizons

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
broad-en -some-one's hori-zons
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

broadens someone's horizons (present, singular) broadening someone's horizons (participle, present) broadened someone's horizons (participle, past) broadened someone's horizons (past) widen someone's horizons (alternative)

Phrases

the world

Frequently Paired Words

the world

Questions

What does broaden someone's horizons mean?
To increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range.

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