Abroad
A·broad
Abroad
adv.
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At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
The fox roams far abroad.
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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.
- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
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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.
Phrases & Compounds
- To be abroad
- To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess.