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

The coverage has brought in customers from further afield.

From BBC

Beijing is already “carrying out more complex carrier drills further afield into the Western Pacific,” said Nick Childs, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although his career has since taken him farther afield, James has hung on to the property, which eclipses his other homes in size.

From MarketWatch

Further afield, there's also Wood Farm, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, which is privately owned by the monarch.

From BBC

Sitting alongside me in the back is Truro club historian Matt Hall, who has been thrilled by the chance to travel further afield with his team.

From BBC

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