abroad

[A*broad·]

If you study abroad in your junior year of college, you are going to school in another country. Use abroad when you are talking about going to or from a place across an ocean.

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

Adjective S.
in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"

Adverb
to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad"

Adverb
in a place across an ocean

Adverb
far away from home or one''s usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall

adv.
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.

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

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

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

Abroad

A*broad" , adv. [Pref. a- + broad.] 1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.

The fox roams far abroad.

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

I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad.

3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad. "Another prince . . . was living abroad." Macaulay. 4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter.

To be abroad. (a) To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess. (b) To be at a loss or nonplused.

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

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Usage Examples

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

Death is only a larger kind of going abroad.

But, as environment minister, I am very interested in a thriving German automobile industry, because I can only pay for the rising costs of environmental protection at home and abroad if there are people in Germany with jobs and who pay taxes.

Government cannot do it all. As we work hard to break welfare dependency and get young people ready for the labour market, we need businesses to give them a chance and not just fall back on labour from abroad.

If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use.

I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

But inspiration? - That's when you come home from abroad and are asked: Well, have you found inspiration? - and fortunately you haven't. But the impressions sink in, of course, and may emerge later: None of us has invented the house that was done many thousands of years ago.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I am committed to ensure that our intelligence community, law enforcement, medical professionals, and military have the information and funding needed to protect the American people from threats at home and abroad.

I think the issue is that Americans traveling abroad if gotten into legal problems should have access to a fair trial and an impartial tribunal.

In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.

I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.

In some ways England is more liberal than France, but I also find it more intrusive. But when you go abroad you have to accept the ways of where you live. I have to respect that.

I would love to travel around the world working for a travel company taking students abroad on cultural immersion trips.

I travel abroad constantly on book promotion and research, and the Internet is invaluable to me for accessing U.K. news in places such as America, which most of the time hasn't heard of England.

America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress' action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols.