Verbreiternden

Verbreiternden is the present participle form of the German verb verbreitern, meaning to widen or broaden. As a verbal adjective, it describes something that is in the process of widening or expanding. In everyday use it appears as an attributive adjective before a noun and agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case, often taking the ending -en in plural forms when the noun is definite.

In practice, verbreiternden is most commonly seen in phrases describing policy, infrastructure, or influence that is expanding. Examples include die verbreiternden Maßnahmen (the widening measures), die verbreiternden Auswirkungen (the widening effects), or eine verbreiternde Maßnahme (a widening measure). When used with a definite article in the plural, the form becomes die verbreiternden Maßnahmen; in the plural without article it appears as verbreiternde Maßnahmen; in other cases adjustments follow standard German adjective declension patterns. The participle can also function in broader contexts to convey a sense of gradual expansion, not limited to physical widening but also to scope, reach, or applicability.

Semantically, verbreiternden shares overlap with synonyms such as ausweitend and erweiternd, though it emphasizes the act of becoming broader or more extensive. It is more commonly found in formal or technical writing, including urban planning, economics, and policy discourse, where ongoing expansion or broadening of influence is discussed. Etymologically, it derives from verbreitern with the typical German prefix ver- that indicates a change of state, here toward a wider condition.

See also: Verbreiterung, verbreitern, participles in German grammar.