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abroad

[uh-brawd]

adverb

  1. in or to a foreign country or countries.

    famous at home and abroad.

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  2. in or to another continent.

    Shall we go to Mexico or abroad this summer?

  3. out of doors; from one place to another; about.

    No one was abroad in the noonday heat. The owl ventures abroad at night.

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  4. spread around; in circulation.

    Rumors of disaster are abroad.

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  5. broadly; widely; far and wide.

  6. wide of the mark; in error.



noun

  1. a foreign land or lands.

    imports from abroad.

abroad

/ əˈɔː /

adverb

  1. to or in a foreign country or countries

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current

  2. out in the open

  3. over a wide area

  4. archaicin error

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abroad1

First recorded in 1225–75, abroad is from the Middle English word abrod. See a- 1, broad
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abroad1

C13: from a- ² + broad
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He says his "number one thing is touring" with gigs across England in July before more shows abroad.

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Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.

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But none of them were as hyped as Estevao when they first moved abroad.

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Some companies, both in the UK and abroad, pay out of their own pocket for enhanced paternity leave policies beyond the statutory minimum.

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Paramount leaders are desperate to lock down “South Park’s” streaming rights in the U.S. and abroad.

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