Abroad

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Out of one's own country.
  • ad. In a foreign country or countries.
  • ad. Away from one's home.
  • ad. In circulation; at large.
  • ad. Covering a large area; widely: "An epidemic is abroad in America” ( Richard M. Smith).
  • ad. Not on target; in error.
  • n. A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel: "Do you like abroad or hate it?” ( John le Carré).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. Played elsewhere than one's home grounds; as in a sport's team.
  • preposition. Throughout, over.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
  • ad. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
  • ad. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
  • ad. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Broadly; widely; expansively; outward on all or on both sides.
  • Out of or beyond certain limits
  • Absent; gone away, especially to a considerable distance: as, the head of the firm is abroad. In an active state; astir; in circulation: as, there are thieves abroad; rumors of disaster are abroad.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. in a place across an ocean
  • ad. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
  • ad. to or in a foreign country
  • adj. in a foreign country
  • Equivalent
    foreign   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    be abroad   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    widely    broadly    widespread    astray    free    absent    wrong    overseas   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Claud    Claude    Laud    Maud    Maude    Saud    applaud    aud    awed    baud