Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abroad"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Abroad \A*broad"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broad.]
1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree
spreads its branches abroad.

The fox roams far abroad. --Prior.

2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from
one's abode; as, to walk abroad.

I went to St. James', where another was preaching in
the court abroad. --Evelyn.

3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as,
we have broils at home and enemies abroad. ``Another
prince . . . was living abroad.'' --Macaulay.

4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the
world; here and there; widely.

He went out, and began to publish it much, and to
blaze abroad the matter. --Mark i. 45.

{To be abroad}.
(a) To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are
all abroad in your guess.
(b) To be at a loss or nonplused.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

abroad
adj : in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
[syn: {overseas}]
adv 1: to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled
abroad"
2: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking
afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: {afield}]
3: in a place across an ocean [syn: {overseas}, {beyond the sea},
{over the sea}]


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