広ひろげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

spread; extend; expand; widen

Broad physical and abstract use: spread out a map, extend influence, widen a gap, expand business.

• 地ち図ずを机つくえの上うえに広ひろげた。

  I spread the map out on the desk.

• 会かい社しゃは海かい外がいに事じ業ぎょうを広ひろげている。

  The company is expanding its business overseas.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

unfold; open; unroll; unwrap

Used for opening or unfolding something that was folded, rolled, or wrapped: a newspaper, a futon, a parcel. Occasionally written 展げる.

• 新しん聞ぶんを広ひろげて読よみ始はじめた。

  I unfolded the newspaper and started reading.

• 布ふ団とんを広ひろげて敷しいた。

  I spread out the futon and laid it down.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

scatter about; spread around

Used for scattering or spreading things over an area, often in a disorderly way: toys, papers, rumors.

• 子こ供どもが部屋へや中じゅうにおもちゃを広ひろげた。

  The child scattered toys all over the room.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

make flourish; cause to prosper

Rare, somewhat literary use for making something thrive or prosper, such as a business or a field of study.

• 彼かれは一いち代だいで会かい社しゃを大おおきく広ひろげた。

  He greatly expanded the company in his lifetime.