Abroad

A·broad

Abroad

adv.
  1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
    The fox roams far abroad.
  2. 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.
  3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
  4. 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.
    — Mark i. 45.

Phrases & Compounds

To be abroad
To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess.