Abroad Meaning
/əˈbɹɔːd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advBeyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
advAt large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
Sentence Examples
Would you like to go abroad?
Do you plan to go abroad?
I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to study ____ in France for a year to improve her language skills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She spent a year studying ____ in Paris to improve her French.
Word Origin & History
First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable."
— 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times:
"Another prince, deposed by the Revolution, was living abroad."
— 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XIV, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume 3:
""Faither!" I cried as I undid the bolt and pushed the leaves of the door abroad, "Faither, ye are welcome hame!""
— 1895, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, The Men of the Moss-hags, page 28:
"I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad."
— p. 1650, John Evelyn, edited by William Bray, Diary, Frederic Warne and Company, published 1818, entry for 1650 July 7, page 207:
"Again: The lonely fox roams far abroad, / On ſecret rapine bent and midnight fraud; […]"
— 1718, Matthew Prior, Solomon, and other Poems on several Occasions:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to study ____ in France for a year to improve her language skills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She spent a year studying ____ in Paris to improve her French.