to or in a foreign country or countries
(of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current out in the open over a wide area
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a•broad /əˈbrɔd/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in or to a foreign country or countries: famous at home and abroad.
- spread around;
in circulation:Rumors were abroad.
a•broad
(ə brôd′),USA pronunciation adv.
n.
- in or to a foreign country or countries:famous at home and abroad.
- in or to another continent:Shall we go to Mexico or abroad this summer?
- out of doors;
from one place to another;
about:No one was abroad in the noonday heat. The owl ventures abroad at night. - spread around;
in circulation:Rumors of disaster are abroad. - broadly;
widely;
far and wide. - wide of the mark;
in error.
n.
- a foreign land or lands:imports from abroad.
- Middle English abrod. See a-1, broad 1225–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged overseas.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged out, outside.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged everywhere, rife.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged at home.
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