Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. abroad, overseas(adverb)

   in a foreign country

   "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"

2. abroad(adverb)

   to or in a foreign country

   "they had never travelled abroad"

3. afield, abroad(adverb)

   far away from home or one's usual surroundings

   "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall

4. overseas, abroad(adverb)

   in a place across an ocean

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. abroad(Noun)

   countries or lands abroad

2. abroad(Adverb)

   At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space

   A tree spreads its branches abroad.

3. abroad(Adverb)

   Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode

   to walk abroad

4. abroad(Adverb)

   Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.

   We have broils at home and enemies abroad.

5. abroad(Adverb)

   Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

6. abroad(Adverb)

   Not on target; astray; in error.

7. abroad(Adverb)

   Played elsewhere than one's home grounds; as in a sport's team.

8. abroad(Preposition)

   Throughout, over.

Origin: * First attested in mid 13th century. From abrood, from a- + brood.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Abroad(adverb)

   at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad

2. Abroad(adverb)

   without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad

3. Abroad(adverb)

   beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad

4. Abroad(adverb)

   before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely

Origin: [Pref. a- + broad.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Abroad

   a-brawd′, adv. on the broad or open space: out of doors: public: in another country. [Prep. a, and Broad.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'abroad' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2620

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'abroad' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2947

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'abroad' in Adverbs Frequency: #211

Anagrams for abroad »

1. aborad

2. aboard

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abroad in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abroad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Hannah Arendt:

   Empire abroad entails tyranny at home

2. Fed Chair Janet Yellen:

   The outlook abroad appears to have become less certain.

3. Thomas Gitzel:

   The decline in orders from abroad paints a dim picture.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

5. Robert Burns:

   Look abroad through Nature's range, Nature's mighty law is change.

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