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abroad adverb [ əˈbrɔːd ]

• in or to a foreign country or countries.
• "we usually go abroad for a week in May"
Similar: overseas, out of the country, to/in foreign parts, to/in a foreign country/land, over the sea, beyond the seas,
• in different directions; over a wide area.
• "millions of seeds are annually scattered abroad"
Similar: widely, far and wide, everywhere, here, there, and everywhere, in all directions, about, around, forth, publicly, extensively, every which way,
• out of doors.
• "few people ventured abroad from their warm houses"
• wide of the mark; in error.

abroad noun

• foreign countries considered collectively.
• "servicemen returning from abroad"
Origin: Middle English: from a-2 ‘on’ + broad.


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