abroad
adverb or adjective
1
: beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country
traveling abroad
hopes to study abroad next year
both at home and abroad
a family that came here from abroad [=from a foreign country] several years ago
2
: over a wide area : widely
wolves venturing abroad in increasing numbers
3
old-fashioned
: away from one's home
doesn't go walking abroad at night
4
formal
: in wide circulation : about
There are rumors abroad that the company is in trouble.
5
: wide of the mark : astray
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Everyday items, from produce to apparel, could be susceptible to new levies if they are imported from abroad.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 15 July 2025
While Gladys was married off to the Duke of Buckingham on The Gilded Age, in real life Consuelo was married off to Charles Spencer Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough at 19 years old, whom her mother Alva met during a trip abroad to the Marlborough estate.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 July 2025
Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
This and other developments both abroad and in the U.S. provide a preview of the potential of smart cities, which leverage information and communication technology and the Internet of Things to link and enhance urban systems.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 15 July 2025
While Gladys was married off to the Duke of Buckingham on The Gilded Age, in real life Consuelo was married off to Charles Spencer Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough at 19 years old, whom her mother Alva met during a trip abroad to the Marlborough estate.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 July 2025
Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
This and other developments both abroad and in the U.S. provide a preview of the potential of smart cities, which leverage information and communication technology and the Internet of Things to link and enhance urban systems.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroad. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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abroad
adverb or adjective1
: over a wide area
2
: away from one's home
doesn't go abroad at night
3
: in or to foreign countries
travel abroad
4
formal
: in wide circulation
rumors were abroad
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