Definitions for abroadəˈbrɔd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•broadəˈbrɔd(adv.)
in or to a foreign country or countries:
famous at home and abroad.
in or to another continent.
out of doors; away from one's home:
There was no one abroad in the noonday heat.
spread around; in circulation:
Rumors of disaster were abroad.
broadly; widely; far and wide.
wide of the mark; in error.
(n.)a foreign land or lands:
imports from abroad.
Origin of abroad:
1225–75
Princeton's WordNet
abroad, overseas(adverb)
in a foreign country
"markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
abroad(adverb)
to or in a foreign country
"they had never travelled abroad"
afield, abroad(adverb)
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
"looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
overseas, abroad(adverb)
in a place across an ocean
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
abroad(adverb)əˈbrɔd
in or to a foreign country
to go abroad; working abroad
Wiktionary
abroad(Noun)
countries or lands abroad
abroad(Adverb)
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
A tree spreads its branches abroad.
abroad(Adverb)
Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode
to walk abroad
abroad(Adverb)
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
We have broils at home and enemies abroad.
abroad(Adverb)
Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
abroad(Adverb)
Not on target; astray; in error.
abroad(Adverb)
Played elsewhere than one's home grounds; as in a sport's team.
abroad(Preposition)
Throughout, over.
Origin: * First attested in mid 13th century. From abrood, from a- + brood.
Webster Dictionary
Abroad(adverb)
at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad
Abroad(adverb)
without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad
Abroad(adverb)
beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad
Abroad(adverb)
before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely
Translations for abroad
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorseeAfrikaans

- خَارِج البِلادArabic

- в чужбинаBulgarian

- no exteriorPortuguese (BR)

- v cizině, do cizinyCzech

- im Ausland; ins AuslandGerman

- udenlands; i udlandetDanish

- στο εξωτερικόGreek

- en el extranjero, fueraSpanish

- välismaal, välismaaleEstonian

- خارج از کشورFarsi

- ulkomaillaFinnish

- à l'étrangerFrench

- חוּץ לָאָרֶץ, חוּ”לHebrew

- विदेश मेंHindi

- u inozemstvuCroatian

- külföldön; külföldreHungarian

- di luar negeriIndonesian

- erlendisIcelandic

- all'esteroItalian

- 国外でJapanese

- 외국에, 해외에Korean

- užsienyje, į užsienįLithuanian

- ārzemēsLatvian

- luar negariMalay

- in, naar het buitenlandDutch

- utenlandsNorwegian

- za granicą/granicęPolish

- خارج از کشورPersian

- له هيواد څخه بهرPashto

- no estrangeiroPortuguese

- în străinătateRomanian

- за границейRussian

- v zahraničí, do zahraničiaSlovak

- v tujiniSlovenian

- u inostranstvuSerbian

- utomlandsSwedish

- ในต่างประเทศThai

- yurt dışına, yurt dışındaTurkish

- 在國外Chinese (Trad.)

- за кордономUkrainian

- غیر ممالک میںUrdu

- ở nước ngoàiVietnamese

- 在国外Chinese (Simp.)

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