abroad

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbrȯd 

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

Examples of abroad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And while books manufactured abroad are exempt from tariffs, the cost of paper and raw materials could increase the end price, NBC and Publishers Weekly reported. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025

Many Iranian artists leave their hometowns in search of opportunities abroad, but this is far from the whole picture. —Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025

That cascade doesn’t just erode opportunities for artists abroad. —Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025

Babies who are going to travel abroad can receive an early shot from six months on. —Meg Wingerter, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abrod, abrood, from a- a- entry 1 + brod, brood broad entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for abroad

• applaud
• backboard
• ballade
• defraud
• ephod
• facade
• guffawed
• outlawed
• ramrod
• roughshod
• slipshod
• tripod

Kids Definition

abroad

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbrȯd 

1

: 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