abroad
adverb or adjective
1
: beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country
traveling abroad
hopes to study abroad next year
both at home and abroad
a family that came here from abroad [=from a foreign country] several years ago
2
: over a wide area : widely
wolves venturing abroad in increasing numbers
3
old-fashioned
: away from one's home
doesn't go walking abroad at night
4
formal
: in wide circulation : about
There are rumors abroad that the company is in trouble.
5
: wide of the mark : astray
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That gesture of investment in the country and its people perhaps induces some measure of guilt in Mosese, who feels displaced abroad, but no longer quite at home in the place he was born.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
And equally important, repealing federal tax credits that support research, development, and manufacturing of 21st century vehicles undermines the ability of U.S. automakers to grow their market share abroad.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
After a year working abroad in Spain, Hoffinger returned to his parents' home in the Boston area in 2023 to start graduate school at Harvard.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
His large building projects and expensive wars abroad, including campaigns to reconquer territories of the Western Roman Empire, drained the imperial treasury and eventually left the empire vulnerable to invasion.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
And equally important, repealing federal tax credits that support research, development, and manufacturing of 21st century vehicles undermines the ability of U.S. automakers to grow their market share abroad.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
After a year working abroad in Spain, Hoffinger returned to his parents' home in the Boston area in 2023 to start graduate school at Harvard.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
His large building projects and expensive wars abroad, including campaigns to reconquer territories of the Western Roman Empire, drained the imperial treasury and eventually left the empire vulnerable to invasion.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroad. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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abroad
adverb or adjective1
: over a wide area
2
: away from one's home
doesn't go abroad at night
3
: in or to foreign countries
travel abroad
4
formal
: in wide circulation
rumors were abroad
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