abroad

UK: /əˈbrɔːd/ US: /əˈbrɔd/ ,(ə brôd′)

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a•broad /əˈbrɔd/   adv. 

1. in or to a foreign country or countries:
   famous at home and abroad.
2. spread around;
   in circulation:
   Rumors were abroad.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•broad  (ə brôd′), adv. 

1. in or to a foreign country or countries:
   famous at home and abroad.
2. in or to another continent:
   Shall we go to Mexico or abroad this summer?
3. out of doors;
   from one place to another;
   about:
   No one was abroad in the noonday heat. The owl ventures abroad at night.
4. spread around;
   in circulation:
   Rumors of disaster are abroad.
5. broadly;
   widely;
   far and wide.
6. wide of the mark;
   in error.

n. 

7. a foreign land or lands:
   imports from abroad.

• Middle English abrod. See a-¹, broad 1225–75

Synonyms

• 1. overseas.
• 3. out, outside.
• 4. everywhere, rife.

Antonyms

• 1. at home.

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abroad / əˈbrɔːd/ adverb

1. to or in a foreign country or countries

adjective (postpositive)

1. (of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current
2. out in the open
3. over a wide area

Etymology: 13th Century: from a-² + broad