abroad

American  

[uh-brawd] / əˈbrɔd /

adverb

1. in or to a foreign country or countries.

   famous at home and abroad.

   Synonyms:

   overseas

   Antonyms:

   at-home

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.

   Synonyms:

   outside, out

4. spread around; in circulation.

   Rumors of disaster are abroad.

   Synonyms:

   rife, everywhere

5. broadly; widely; far and wide.

6. wide of the mark; in error.

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noun

1. a foreign land or lands.

   imports from abroad.

abroad British  

/ əˈbrɔːd /

adverb

1. to or in a foreign country or countries

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adjective

1. (of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current

2. out in the open

3. over a wide area

4. archaic in error

Etymology

Origin of abroad

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

Related Words

• away
• elsewhere
• overseas