Japanese

まる

ひろまる
Meaning: to spread; to propagate; to become popular
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 広まる 広まらない
Polite 広まります 広まりません
Past 広まった 広まらなかった
Polite + Past 広まりました 広まりませんでした
Te-form 広まって 広まらなくて
Potential 広まれる 広まれない
Passive 広まられる 広まられない
Causative 広まらせる 広まらせない
Causative + Passive 広まらされる 広まらされない
Imperative 広まれ 広まるな

Handwriting

広
ま
る

Example sentences

New technology spread rapidly around the world.
悪い噂はすぐに広まるものだ。
Bad rumors spread quickly.
このニュースは世界中に広まった。
This news spread all over the world.
噂はたちまち広まった。
The rumor spread instantly.
そのニュースはインターネットを通じて瞬時に世界中に広まった。
The news spread across the world in an instant via the internet.
その宗教の教は多くの人々に広まった。
The teachings of that religion spread to many people.
彼のうわさはすぐに広まった。
Rumors about him spread quickly.
そのニュースは全世界に広まった。
The news spread throughout the whole world.
その知らせは、瞬く間に国中に広まった。
The news spread throughout the country in the blink of an eye.
疫病が国中に広まった。
The epidemic spread throughout the country.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb meaning to reach a wide area or many people.

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