広める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 広める | 広めない |
| Polite | 広めます | 広めません |
| Past polite | 広めました | 広めませんでした |
| Past | 広めた | 広めなかった |
| Te-form | 広めて | 広めないで |
| Desire | 広めたい | 広めたくない |
| Potential | 広められるalso 広めれる | 広められないalso 広めれない |
| Passive | 広められる | 広められない |
| Causative | 広めさせる | 広めさせない |
| Causative passive | 広めさせられる | 広めさせられない |
| Volitional | 広めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 広めましょう | |
| Imperative | 広めろ | 広めるな |
| Conditional | 広めれば | 広めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 広めたら | 広めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
spread; propagate; popularize; disseminate
Transitive: to make information, ideas, practices, culture, or influence spread widely. The thing being spread is marked with を, and the area or audience often takes に or へ.
彼女は日本文化を海外に広めたいと思っている。
She wants to spread Japanese culture overseas.
It will take time to spread this activity nationwide.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
broaden; extend; widen; enlarge
Used especially for broadening an abstract range such as knowledge, experience, perspective, or interests. For physically making something wider, 広げる is often the more ordinary choice, but this sense covers the idea of making something broader or larger.
It is good to travel while you are young and broaden your experience.
Reading can be a chance to broaden a child's interests.
He spread that culture to the world.
Studying abroad allowed me to broaden my horizons.
The restaurant's reputation was spread by word of mouth.
広める is the neutral verb for spreading information or rumors widely, while 飛ばす in this sense carries a more casual, offhand nuance of sending word out.
広める means to deliberately spread or popularize information, while 流す can suggest more casual or irresponsible circulating of rumors.
広める is a transitive verb for actively spreading information or influence on a smaller scale, whereas 普及 is more formal and used for large-scale, systematic diffusion.
spread word of; trumpet; bruit