abroad

noun

(rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad.

adjective

(nonstandard, chiefly non-native speakers' English) International.

adverb

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.

(sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.

(dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.

(dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.

(dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.

Roots

brad-broad · Old English · broad, wide

Synonyms for abroad

overseasadj afieldadv

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