広げる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 広げる | 広げない |
| Polite | 広げます | 広げません |
| Past polite | 広げました | 広げませんでした |
| Past | 広げた | 広げなかった |
| Te-form | 広げて | 広げないで |
| Desire | 広げたい | 広げたくない |
| Potential | 広げられるalso 広げれる | 広げられないalso 広げれない |
| Passive | 広げられる | 広げられない |
| Causative | 広げさせる | 広げさせない |
| Causative passive | 広げさせられる | 広げさせられない |
| Volitional | 広げよう | |
| Polite volitional | 広げましょう | |
| Imperative | 広げろ | 広げるな |
| Conditional | 広げれば | 広げなければ |
| Tara conditional | 広げたら | 広げなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Broad physical and abstract use: spread out a map, extend influence, widen a gap, expand business.
地図を机の上に広げた。
I spread the map out on the desk.
会社は海外に事業を広げている。
The company is expanding its business overseas.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for opening or unfolding something that was folded, rolled, or wrapped: a newspaper, a futon, a parcel. Occasionally written 展げる.
新聞を広げて読み始めた。
I unfolded the newspaper and started reading.
布団を広げて敷いた。
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.
子供が部屋中におもちゃを広げた。
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.
彼は一代で会社を大きく広げた。
He greatly expanded the company in his lifetime.
I spread the map out on the table.
I laid out the futon before going to bed.
The child scattered toys all over the room.
He plans to expand his business overseas.
He kept broadening the conversation topic more and more.
展開する is a more formal, often abstract word for unfolding or developing something (a plan, a story), while 広げる is the everyday word for physically unfolding things like a newspaper.
散らかす emphasizes making a mess by scattering things, whereas 広げる in this sense just means spreading things out over an area without the negative connotation.
広げる usually means to physically spread out or open something, or to widen a scope, while 広める focuses on making information or practices widespread or broadening abstract knowledge.
広げる is the general verb for spreading or opening something out, while 繰り広げる emphasizes a gradual unrolling or unfolding, often used for events or scenes.
広げる means to spread or open something out in a general, broad sense, while 敷く specifically means to lay something flat down onto a surface, like a mat or cushion.
広げる means to widen or expand a range of options, the opposite of 絞る's sense of narrowing choices down.
stretch out; spread out
cut and enlarge; enlarge by cutting
Search-only form; occasionally used for unfolding or spreading out flat objects.