Abroad Word Meaning

Middle English: from a-‘on’ + broad

in or to a foreign country or countries

to foreign country

• we usually go abroad for a week in May
• competition from companies at home and abroad

in different directions; over a wide area

over a wide area

• millions of seeds are annually scattered abroad

out of doors

out of doors

• few people ventured abroad from their warm houses

wide of the mark; in error.

in error

foreign countries considered collectively

foreign countries collectively

• servicemen returning from abroad