Abroad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbɹɔːd/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Abroad is an adverb meaning Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
Meaning
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
More Meanings
- Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
- (sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
- Throughout, over.
- (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
- (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
- (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
- (rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad.
Example Sentences
A tree spreads its branches abroad.
Another prince, deposed by the Revolution, was living abroad.
I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad.
Again: The lonely fox roams far abroad, / On ſecret rapine bent and midnight fraud; […]
Word Forms
- abrode
- abread
- abreed
- abrede
- abraid
Synonyms for abroad
Depending on context, synonyms include foreign, overseas, afield.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreign, afield, overseas, foreigner, outer, outward.
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