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

Example Sentences

Persistently high oil and natural gas prices, along with supply shortages in lower-income countries, will slow the economy abroad and at home.

From The Wall Street Journal

The move, the company said, would help it focus more on online sales, as well as sales at outside retailers and its business abroad.

From MarketWatch

Speaking from Heathrow Airport in London, the party's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick said the move would save £45 for a family of four travelling abroad, and £48 domestically.

From BBC

Parkinson's talents are largely untested in England, with the teenager having spent the majority of her club career abroad.

From BBC

Hughes, a broadcaster, author and leader of the Anglesey Druid Order, spent three decades working for coroners across the UK and abroad as a specialised mortuary technician.

From BBC

Related Words

• away
• elsewhere
• overseas