Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

abroad

 - 3 dictionary results
Semester Long Adventures
Outward Bound Semester Adventures Domestic & International Trips
www.outwardbound.org

a⋅broad

  [uh-brawd]
Use abroad in a Sentence
–adverb
1. in or to a foreign country or countries: famous at home and abroad.
2. in or to another continent: Shall we go to Mexico or abroad this summer?
3. out of doors; from one place to another; about: No one was abroad in the noonday heat. The owl ventures abroad at night.
4. spread around; in circulation: Rumors of disaster are abroad.
5. broadly; widely; far and wide.
6. wide of the mark; in error.
–noun
7. a foreign land or lands: imports from abroad.
Origin:
1225–75; ME abrod. See a- 1 , broad

Synonyms:
1. overseas. 3. out, outside. 4. everywhere, rife.

Antonyms:
1. at home.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To abroad
Semester Long Adventures
Outward Bound Semester Adventures Domestic & International Trips
www.outwardbound.org
a·broad   (ə-brôd')   
adv.   & adj.

  1. Out of one's own country.

  2. In a foreign country or countries.

  3. Away from one's home.

  4. In circulation; at large.

  5. Covering a large area; widely: "An epidemic is abroad in America" (Richard M. Smith).

  6. Not on target; in error.

n.  A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel: "Do you like abroad or hate it?" (John le Carré).

[Middle English abrod : a-, in, on; see a-2 + brod, broad; see broad.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

abroad 
c.1260, "widely apart," from O.E. on brede, which meant something like "at wide." The sense "out of doors, away from home" 1377) led to the main modern sense of "out of one's country, overseas" (c.1450).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see abroad on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way