abroad

CEFRA2

/əˈbɹɔːd/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In or to a foreign country.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.

Examples

  • I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.

  • Do you plan to go abroad?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈbɹoːd/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.

  2. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.

  3. Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.

More examples

In context

  • Would you like to go abroad?

  • A tree spreads its branches abroad.

  • I hate abroad, abroad’s bloody.

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Origin

adverb

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.