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    a·broad
    /əˈbrôd/

    adverb

    • 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: "we usually go abroad for a week in May" Similar overseasout of the countryto/in foreign partsto/in a foreign country/land
    • 2. in different directions; over a wide area: "millions of seeds are annually scattered abroad" Similar widelyfar and wideeverywherehere, there, and everywhere

    noun

    • 1. foreign countries considered collectively: "servicemen returning from abroad"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abroadAbroad Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ABROAD is beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country. How to use abroad in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABROAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ABROAD definition: 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: 2. outside, or not at home: 3. used to say that…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABROAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ABROAD meaning: 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: 2. outside, or not at home: 3. used to say that…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › abroadABROAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Abroad definition: in or to a foreign country or countries. See examples of ABROAD used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abroadAbroad - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use abroad when you are talking about going to or from a place across an ocean. Abroad really just means in a different country, but it is almost always used interchangeably with "overseas." You almost never hear an American say, "She lives abroad; she's studying in Canada."

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABROAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea. I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabroad adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of abroad adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishABROAD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    B1. in or to a foreign country: He goes abroad a lot with his job. Fewer examples. At present she's working abroad. It was a bold decision to go and live abroad. We'd like to move abroad, but it's just not fair on the children. They went abroad last year for the first time since having children.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › abroadAbroad - definition of abroad by The Free Dictionary

    a•broad. (əˈbrɔd) adv. 1. in or to a foreign country or countries: famous at home and abroad. 2. in or to another continent. 3. out of doors; away from one's home: There was no one abroad in the noonday heat. 4. spread around; in circulation: Rumors of disaster were abroad. 5. broadly; widely; far and wide.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › abroadabroad | meaning of abroad in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    abroad meaning, definition, what is abroad: in or to a foreign country: Learn more.