abroad
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- in a foreign country
- "markets abroad"
Adverb
- to or in a foreign country
- "they had never travelled abroad"
- far away from home or one's usual surroundings; - R.A.Hall
- in a place across an ocean
Adv
- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
- Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
- Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
- Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
- Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
Noun
- Countries or lands abroad.
Prep
- Throughout, over.
Adj
- International.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.
Scrabble Score: 9
abroad is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordabroad is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abroad is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
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