afield

[ uh-feeld ]

/ əˈfild /

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adverb

abroad; away from home.

off the beaten path; far and wide: to go afield in one's reading.

off the mark: His criticism was totally afield.

in or to the field or countryside.

beyond the range or field of one's experience, knowledge, acquaintanceship, etc.: a philosophy far afield of previous philosophical thought.

RELATED WORDS

astray, amiss

Nearby words

afghanistan, afibrillar, afibrinogenemia, aficionada, aficionado, afield, afikomen, afire, afis, afk, afl

Origin of afield

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

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Examples from the Web for afield

Afield said no one knows why Julie Schenecker killed her children, except Julie Schenecker.
Did Julie Schenecker Kill Her Kids?|Amy Green|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If Julie Schenecker is mentally ill, an insanity defense will be difficult for her to prove, Afield said.
Did Julie Schenecker Kill Her Kids?|Amy Green|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I got to like him and often during our rests after long hours afield we would talk of our travels and adventures.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
But Longsword had not forgotten the more serious duty that called him afield.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

A large number of Mexican rurales and police were afield for the same purpose.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
He hurled her to the ground and the next moment was flying on foot, afield, in horror from the spot.
Villa Elsa|Stuart Henry
Several days had passed since her futile journey, and Tess was afield.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for afield

afield

/ (əˈfiːld) /

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

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

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

in or to the field, esp the battlefield

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