definition of the word abroad

Prefix a- + broad

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abroad (comparative more abroad, superlative most abroad)

1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad

   Quotations

   • The fox roams far abroad - Prior

2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad

   Quotations

   • 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

   Quotations

   • Another prince ... was living abroad - Macaulay

4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

   Quotations

   • He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. - Mark 1-45

• overseas

• To be abroad
  1. To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess.
  2. To be at a loss or nonplussed.

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