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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brôd′kas′ting, -kä′sting)


From the verb broadcast: (⇒ conjugate)
broadcasting is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
broad•cast•ing /ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Show Businessthe act of transmitting speech, music, etc., by radio, television, etc.
  2. Show Businessradio or television as a business or profession:Broadcasting is a multimillion-dollar industry.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
broad•cast•ing  (brôd′kas′ting, -kä′sting),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Show Businessthe act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.
  2. Show Businessradio or television as a business or profession:She's training for a career in broadcasting.
  • broadcast + -ing1 1920–25

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
broad•cast /ˈbrɔdˌkæst/USA pronunciation   v., -cast or -cast•ed, -cast•ing, n., adj. 
v. 
  1. Show Businessto transmit (programs) from a radio or television station: [~ + object]We broadcast our English-language programs on this channel at six o'clock.[no object]We were broadcasting on all the major channels.
  2. Show Business to speak or present on a radio or television program:[~ + object]The president will broadcast his appeal for help.
  3. to spread (news, etc.) widely;
    tell many people:[~ + object]broadcast lies all over town.

n. [countable]
  1. something broadcast, such as a single radio or television program:We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a special warning.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. Show Business(of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.
  2. Show Businessof or relating to broadcasting:courses in broadcast journalism.
broad•cast•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
broad•cast  (brôd′kast′, -käst′),USA pronunciation v., -cast or -cast•ed, -cast•ing, n., adj., adv. 
v.t. 
  1. Show Businessto transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
  2. Show Businessto speak, perform, sponsor, or present on a radio or television program:The President will broadcast his message on all stations tonight.
  3. to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.
  4. to spread widely;
    disseminate:She broadcast the good news all over town.
  5. to indicate unwittingly to another (one's next action);
    telegraph:He broadcast his punch and the other man was able to parry it.

v.i. 
  1. Show Businessto transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.
  2. to make something known widely;
    disseminate something.
  3. Show Businessto speak, perform, sponsor, or present all or part of a radio or television program:The Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts every Saturday on our local station.

n. 
  1. something that is broadcast.
  2. Show Businessa single radio or television program.
  3. Show Businessthe broadcasting of radio or television messages, speeches, etc.
  4. Show Businessa single period of broadcasting.
  5. Agriculturea method of sowing by scattering seed.

adj. 
  1. Show Business(of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.
  2. Show Businessof or pertaining to broadcasting.
  3. cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.

adv. 
  1. Show Businessso as to reach the greatest number of people by radio or television:The vital news was sent broadcast to inform the entire nation.
  2. so as to be cast abroad over an area:seed sown broadcast.
  • origin, originally, broad (adverb, adverbial) + cast, past participle of cast1 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
broadcast /ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst/ vb ( -casts, -casting, -cast, -casted)
  1. to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television
  2. (intransitive) to take part in a radio or television programme
  3. (transitive) to make widely known throughout an area: to broadcast news
  4. (transitive) to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand
 n
    • a transmission or programme on radio or television
    • (as modifier): a broadcast signal
  2. the act of scattering seeds
 adj
  1. dispersed over a wide area
 adv
  1. far and wide
ˈbroadˌcaster n ˈbroadˌcasting n
'broadcasting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: a broadcasting [corporation, company], broadcasting [systems, services], the broadcasting authority, more...

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