abroad

  • 11abroad — adv. from abroad (he had to return from abroad) * * * [ə brɔːd] from abroad (he had to return from abroad) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12abroad — a•broad [[t]əˈbrɔd[/t]] adv. 1) in or to a foreign country or countries: famous at home and abroad[/ex] 2) in or to another continent 3) out of doors; away from one s home: There was no one abroad in the noonday heat[/ex] 4) spread around; in… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13abroad — 1. adverb a) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space A tree spreads its branches abroad. b) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from ones abode to walk abroad Syn: overseas 2 …

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  • 14abroad — a|broad [ ə brɔd ] adverb *** 1. ) in or to a foreign country: We try to go abroad at least once a year. special arrangements for voters living abroad 2. ) FORMAL generally known or felt by many people: There s a rumor abroad that he will be… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15abroad */*/*/ — UK [əˈbrɔːd] / US [əˈbrɔd] adverb 1) in or to a foreign country We try to go abroad at least once a year. special arrangements for voters living abroad 2) formal generally known or felt by a lot of people There s a rumour abroad that he will be… …

    English dictionary

  • 16abroad — adv. 1 in or to a foreign country or countries. 2 over a wide area; in different directions; everywhere (scatter abroad). 3 at large; freely moving about; in circulation (there is a rumour abroad). 4 archaic in or into the open; out of doors. 5… …

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  • 17abroad — [13] It was only in the 15th century that abroad came to mean ‘in foreign parts’. Earlier, it had been used for ‘out of doors’, a sense still current today, if with a rather archaic air; but originally it meant ‘widely’ or ‘about’ (as in ‘noise… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 18abroad — adverb 1) he regularly travels abroad Syn: overseas, out of the country, to/in foreign parts, to/in a foreign country, to/in a foreign land 2) rumors were abroad Syn: in circulation, circulating, widely current, everywhere, in the air …

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  • 19abroad*/*/ — [əˈbrɔːd] adv in or to a foreign country We try to go abroad at least once a year.[/ex] special arrangements for voters living abroad[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 20abroad — [13] It was only in the 15th century that abroad came to mean ‘in foreign parts’. Earlier, it had been used for ‘out of doors’, a sense still current today, if with a rather archaic air; but originally it meant ‘widely’ or ‘about’ (as in ‘noise… …

    Word origins