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abroad

[ uh-brawd ]

adverb

  1. in or to a foreign country or countries:

    famous at home and abroad.

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  2. in or to another continent:

    Shall we go to Mexico or abroad this summer?

  3. out of doors; from one place to another; about:

    No one was abroad in the noonday heat. The owl ventures abroad at night.

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  4. spread around; in circulation:

    Rumors of disaster are abroad.

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  5. broadly; widely; far and wide.
  6. wide of the mark; in error.


noun

  1. a foreign land or lands:

    imports from abroad.

abroad

/ əˈɔː /

adverb

  1. to or in a foreign country or countries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current
  2. out in the open
  3. over a wide area
  4. archaic.
    in error
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abroad1

First recorded in 1225–75, abroad is from the Middle English word abrod. See a- 1, broad
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abroad1

C13: from a- ² + broad
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America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.

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But he then travelled extensively abroad visiting more than 60 countries, and not always ones his aides wanted him to go to.

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Vardy, who will turn 39 next January, wants to keep on playing and there will be no shortage of takers at home or abroad.

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The best friend of a woman who died from methanol poisoning on holiday has called on the government to do more to educate teenagers in schools about the dangers of drinking alcohol abroad.

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Labour has previously said it has "no plans" for such a scheme, which would would make it easier for young people to study and work abroad.

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