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Abroad

//əˈbɹɔːd// adj, adv, noun, prep

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    International. nonstandard, not-comparable, postpositional

    "[...] much shorter than an abroad trip at eight nights although the average spending per person night is only slightly less on a US trip than an abroad trip, $37 compared with $41. Around half of Canadian trips to other countries are to Europe."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in a foreign country wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. not-comparable, postpositional

    "A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable."

  2. 2
    At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. dated, not-comparable, postpositional

    "A tree spreads its branches abroad."

  3. 3
    Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. dated, not-comparable, postpositional

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

  4. 4
    Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. dated, not-comparable, postpositional

    "This Peece, or Schisme of Suicisme, and Selfishnesse, hath spawned most of the Heresies and Schismes, that are abroad in the World."

  5. 5
    Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. not-comparable, postpositional
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  1. 6
    Played elsewhere than one's home grounds. not-comparable, postpositional
Adverb
  1. 1
    to or in a foreign country wordnet
  2. 2
    in a place across an ocean wordnet
  3. 3
    far away from home or one's usual surroundings wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Countries or lands abroad. Scotland, postpositional, rare

    "I hate abroad, abroad’s bloody."

Preposition
  1. 1
    Throughout, over. postpositional

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

Etymology 2

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

Etymology 3

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

Etymology 4

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

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