afield

American  

[uh-feeld] / əˈfild /

adverb

1. abroad; away from home.

2. off the beaten path; far and wide.

   to go afield in one's reading.

3. off the mark.

   His criticism was totally afield.

4. in or to the field or countryside.

5. beyond the range or field of one's experience, knowledge, acquaintanceship, etc..

   a philosophy far afield of previous philosophical thought.

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afield British  

/ əˈfiːld /

adverb

1. away from one's usual surroundings or home (esp in the phrase far afield )

2. off the subject; away from the point (esp in the phrase far afield )

3. in or to the field, esp the battlefield

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Etymology

Origin of afield

before 1000; Middle English afelde, Old English on felda. See a- ¹, field

Example Sentences

Those that venture further afield as shale matures could benefit most.

From Barron's

Those that venture further afield as shale matures could benefit most.

From Barron's

And it will rely on a group of primarily Dutch recruits who ply their trade in the Netherlands and as far afield as Hungary and Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal

New Zealand scrambled P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft and naval assets to monitor the maneuvers, which demonstrated China’s increasing ability to deploy forces farther afield.

From The Wall Street Journal

That may be a reason for U.S. investors who aren’t willing to go too far afield to stay in cash.

From Barron's

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