İngilizce

breadth

gb/bɹˈɛdθ/ us/bɹˈɛdθ/
B1 İngilizce
~ 4700
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim B1 quantity
1

width of something

The size of something from one side to the other side.

Kullanım kalıbı: the breadth of [something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'breadth' with 'length' or 'depth'. 'Breadth' is specifically side-to-side measurement.
Eş anlamlılar
width (Most common and direct synonym; often interchangeable in physical contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
narrowness (Describes having little distance from side to side, opposite of breadth in physical sense.)
Eşdizimler
breadth of experience |breadth of knowledge |breadth of view |full breadth |considerable breadth
Konular
measurement |geometry |daily life |space |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • The breadth of the table makes it hard to fit through the door.
  • The river's breadth was impressive after the heavy rains.
  • We measured the breadth of the fabric before cutting it.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • The breadth of the road is ten meters.
  • I measured the breadth of the box.
  • The breadth of the bed is two meters.
İsim B2 entity
2

range or scope of something

How wide or large someone's knowledge, ideas, or experience are.

Kullanım kalıbı: the breadth of [knowledge/experience/view]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think this only refers to physical size, but it can also mean non-physical extent.
Eş anlamlılar
scope (Similar in meaning when referring to range or extent; slightly more formal.)
Zıt anlamlılar
narrowness (Refers to having a limited range or small extent in non-physical sense.)
Eşdizimler
breadth of knowledge |breadth of experience |breadth of understanding
Konular
education |personal development |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • Her breadth of knowledge about art is remarkable.
  • The course offers a great breadth of topics for students to explore.
  • His writing shows a breadth of experience that comes from years of travel.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • She has a breadth of knowledge about history.
  • The job requires a breadth of skills.
  • I admire his breadth of experience.
İsim C1 entity
3

a section measured by width

A part of something that is as wide as it is measured from side to side.

Eş anlamlılar
swath (Refers to a strip or band, often in farming or fabric contexts.)
Eşdizimler
breadth of cloth
Konular
measurement |space |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • The tailor cut a breadth of cloth for the suit.
  • Each breadth of wallpaper must match exactly with the next.
  • They laid down a breadth of carpet in the hallway.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • He bought a breadth of fabric.
  • The painter covered a breadth of wall.
  • We need one more breadth of cloth.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
breadth
IPA
GB/bɹˈɛdθ/
US/bɹˈɛdθ/
Heceler ve vurgu
breadth (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (breadth)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: breadth
  • Plural: breadth, breadths
Kelime ailesi
Forms
breadths noun
Core family
broad adjective A2 broaden verb B2 broadly adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
narrow adjective A2
Advanced or less common
broadness noun
İfadeler

a hair's breadth

1
/ə hˈɛɹz bɹˈɛdθ/
fixed phrase

very small distance or margin

A very small amount or distance, almost nothing.

Örnekler
  • The car missed the wall by a hair's breadth.
  • He escaped injury by a hair's breadth.

within a hair's breadth of

1
/wɪðˈɪn ə hˈɛɹz bɹˈɛdθ əv/
fixed phrase

extremely close to happening or being reached

Almost doing or achieving something; very near to it.

Örnekler
  • She came within a hair's breadth of winning the championship.
  • We were within a hair's breadth of disaster.

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