Meaning of broadcast In English

• 0 to send out a programme on television or radio:

  • Radio Caroline used to broadcast from a boat in the North Sea.

  • The tennis championship is broadcast live to several different countries.

  • The ceremony was broadcast on the internet.

  • I'm leaving but please don't broadcast the fact.

  • I don't want this broadcast to the entire school.

  • Prepare the soil by raking over lightly and broadcasting the seed sparingly over the area.

  • Seeds are generally broadcast over bare soil for a thick covering, blanketing weeds.

• 1 a television or radio programme:

  • a radio/television broadcast

  • We watched a live broadcast of the concert.

  • The broadcast of the interview offended many people.

  • They recorded the speech for broadcast.

• 2 A broadcast station is a television station sent out from the ground rather than using satellites.

• 3 to send out sound or pictures that are carried over distances using radio waves:

  • [ T ] The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.

  • [ T ] fig.infml Please don’t broadcast (= tell everyone) that I’m having an operation.

• 4 a television or radio program:

  • a news broadcast

• 5 to send out a programme on television or radio, or over the internet:

  • The company's final-quarter results will be broadcast live over the internet on May 27.

  • broadcast sth on sth Her speech was broadcast live on national TV.

• 6 a television or radio programme:

  • a radio/television broadcast

  • We watched a live broadcast of the event.

• 7 relating to the activity of making programmes for television or radio:

  • broadcast business/industry