broaden your horizons

Meaning

This expression means to expand your range of interests, knowledge, activities, or experiences. It is frequently used when encouraging someone to travel, study, try new hobbies, or meet different people to gain a wider perspective on life. The tone is highly encouraging and positive.

Examples

• Traveling to different continents is a wonderful way to broaden your horizons.

  Traveling to different continents is a wonderful way to broaden your horizons.

• She decided to learn a new language to help broaden her horizons.

  She decided to learn a new language to help broaden her horizons.

• Reading books on diverse topics will naturally broaden your horizons.

  Reading books on diverse topics will naturally broaden your horizons.

• We encourage our students to study abroad and broaden their horizons.

  We encourage our students to study abroad and broaden their horizons.

• Taking up a new hobby can really help you step out of your comfort zone and broaden your horizons.

  Taking up a new hobby can really help you step out of your comfort zone and broaden your horizons.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ You should broaden your horizon.

  ✓ You should broaden your horizons.

  The word 'horizons' is almost always plural in this idiomatic expression.

• ✗ I want to broad my horizons.

  ✓ I want to broaden my horizons.

  Use the verb 'broaden' (to make broad), not the adjective 'broad'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Living in a foreign country will definitely help you ___.

  💡 Expand your experiences and knowledge.

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  broaden your horizons

• You should try new things to ___.

  💡 Expand your outlook on life.

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  broaden your horizons