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- Dictionaryabroad/əˈbrɔːd/
adverb
- 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: "we usually go abroad for a week in May" Similar
- 2. in different directions; over a wide area: "millions of seeds are annually scattered abroad" Similar
noun
- 1. foreign countries considered collectively: "servicemen returning from abroad"
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The meaning of ABROAD is beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country. How to use abroad in a sentence.
ABROAD definition: 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: 2. outside, or not at home: 3. used to say that…. Learn more.
If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
Use abroad when you are talking about going to or from a place across an ocean. Abroad really just means in a different country, but it is almost always used interchangeably with "overseas." You almost never hear an American say, "She lives abroad; she's studying in Canada."
1. in or to a foreign country or countries: famous at home and abroad. 2. in or to another continent. 3. out of doors; away from one's home: There was no one abroad in the noonday heat. 4. spread around; in circulation: Rumors of disaster were abroad. 5. broadly; widely; far and wide. 6. wide of the mark; in error.
in or to a foreign country: He goes abroad a lot with his job. Fewer examples. At present she's working abroad. It was a bold decision to go and live abroad. We'd like to move abroad, but it's just not fair on the children. They went abroad last year for the first time since having children.
Abroad definition: in or to a foreign country or countries. See examples of ABROAD used in a sentence.
There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word abroad. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definitions of 'abroad'. 1. If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea. [...] 2. If there is a story or feeling abroad, people generally know about it or feel it. [...] More.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective abroad. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
