afield

CEFRC2

/əˈfiːld/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Away from home or the usual place.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    On the field.

Examples

  • Naturally, Europe and its many loops were well-defined, but farther afield things got sketchier.

  • We've already run so far afield of our original purpose.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Out in the open.

  2. Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)

More examples

In context

  • Don't go too far afield.

  • His latest remarks went far afield of any mainstream conception.

  • This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.

Quick test

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The explorers traveled far blank in search of rare plants.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English afeld, a-felde, o felde, on felde, from Old English on felde (“afield”, literally “in (the) field”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + field.