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Broadcast vs Broadcasted - What's the difference?

broadcast | broadcasted |

As verbs the difference between broadcast and broadcasted

is that broadcast is to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means while broadcasted is past tense of broadcast.

As an adjective broadcast

is (omnidirectionally)cast or scattered widely, in all directions.

As a noun broadcast

is a transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.

broadcast

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions
  • transmitted, signalled, or communicated via radio waves or electronic means
  • relating to transmissions of messages or signals via radio waves or electronic means
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * widespread

    Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
  • * '>citation
  • A programme (show, bulletin, documentary, and so on) so transmitted.
  • (dated) The act of scattering seed.

    • Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Verb

  • To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
  • * '>citation
  • To transmit a message over a wide area
  • To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
  • (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
  • * '>citation
  • To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
  • (broadcast)

    • Synonyms

    * air

    Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Related terms

    * broadcaster * broadcasting * vodcast

    References

    * * English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle

    broadcasted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (proscribed) (broadcast)

    • Usage notes

    The past of broadcast is either broadcast' or '''broadcasted . Both are in use, but ''broadcast is much more common, especially in the simple past but also as past participle. Google Books search gives 184,000 results for "was broadcast"], vs. 5,400 for [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbm=bks&q=%2B%22was+broadcasted%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= "was broadcasted".