Thesaurus: abroad

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1. adv. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
2. adv. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
3. adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
4. adv. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
5. adj. in a foreign country
6. adv. to or in a foreign country
7. adv. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
8. adv. in a place across an ocean
9. 1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad. The fox roams far abroad. Prior. 2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad. I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. Evelyn. 3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad. "Another prince . . . was living abroad." Macaulay. 4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely. He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. Mark i. 45. To be abroad. (a) To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess. (b) To be at a loss or nonplused.
10. r:100 s. in a foreign country r. to or in a foreign country