abroad

a-broad · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In or to a foreign country or countries.

  2. 2.

    (Literary) Over a wide area; widely.

  3. 3.

    (Archaic) Out of doors; away from one's home.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    go abroad — To travel to a foreign country.
  • •
    study abroad — To pursue education in a foreign country.
  • •
    from abroad — From a foreign country.

Related words

Antonyms: domestically, home, locally
See also: foreign, overseas, travel
Synonyms: in foreign parts, out of the country, overseas

Etymology

From Middle English, from a- + broad ("wide"). Originally meaning "widely scattered" or "at large," later developing the sense of "in foreign lands."