abroad
adverb or adjective
1
: beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country
traveling abroad
hopes to study abroad next year
both at home and abroad
a family that came here from abroad [=from a foreign country] several years ago
2
: over a wide area : widely
wolves venturing abroad in increasing numbers
3
old-fashioned
: away from one's home
doesn't go walking abroad at night
4
formal
: in wide circulation : about
There are rumors abroad that the company is in trouble.
5
: wide of the mark : astray
Examples of abroad in a Sentence
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Erica Grossberg, Daniel Grossberg's wife, is a Spanish teacher at Ballard High School and runs the school's travel abroad program through EF Educational Tours, where she is considered a Global Education Ambassador, according to emails obtained by The Courier Journal.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2024
Study abroad students can request to receive a ballot via the mail.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Expectations that easing inflation and the first interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank would drive a recovery this year have however seemed increasingly out of reach in recent months, as demand at home and abroad remained weak.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 7 Oct. 2024
That's Gone Down in the Democratic Party' The biopic, which will star Jorge Paz as Mendes, will be lensed in 2026 and released in 2027 domestically and abroad.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2024
Study abroad students can request to receive a ballot via the mail.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Expectations that easing inflation and the first interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank would drive a recovery this year have however seemed increasingly out of reach in recent months, as demand at home and abroad remained weak.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 7 Oct. 2024
That's Gone Down in the Democratic Party' The biopic, which will star Jorge Paz as Mendes, will be lensed in 2026 and released in 2027 domestically and abroad.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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abroad
adverb or adjective1
: over a wide area
2
: away from one's home
doesn't go abroad at night
3
: in or to foreign countries
travel abroad
4
formal
: in wide circulation
rumors were abroad
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