broadly
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, based, received, right, similar
VERB + BROADLY
grinned, smiled
BROADLY + NOUN
dogs, it's, management, muslim, sunni
PREP.
on
Definitions
adv
Widely and openly.
[W]hen he caught sight of her running towards him like that, he smiled broadly.
Broadly speaking; in a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense.
All these were based broadly on the management framework of the old companies, except that the former Southern and North Eastern Areas of the old L.N.E.R. became separate management units, while the former L.M.S.R. and L.N.E.R. lines north of the Border were fused into a self-contained Scottish Region.
While companies are bravely talking about their efforts to redress the gender pay gap (large employers will be compelled to report details of how they pay their male and female staff in April), we know that women are, on average, much worse paid than men throughout the City. Broadly, power remains in men’s hands.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — without regard to specific details or exceptions
- loosely
- generally
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6[W]hen he caught sight of her running towards him like that, he smiled broadly.
WiktionaryAll these were based broadly on the management framework of the old companies, except that the former Southern and North Eastern Areas of the old L.N.E.R. became separate management units, while the f
WiktionaryWhile companies are bravely talking about their efforts to redress the gender pay gap (large employers will be compelled to report details of how they pay their male and female staff in April), we kno
WiktionaryBroadly speaking, dogs are more faithful than cats.
Tatoeba · #275548Well, broadly speaking that's right.
Tatoeba · #327300He grinned broadly at us.
Tatoeba · #329631