abroad

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbrȯd 

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

Examples of abroad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Domestic travelers currently outnumber the big spenders from abroad nearly five to one (the split was 50-50 before 2018). — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Flatlining consumption at home has pushed Chinese manufacturers to find customers abroad, fueling anger in foreign markets over their domestic industries being hollowed out. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

MedArt’s Google and Trustpilot ratings are strong and publicly verifiable, which is a useful check for anyone researching from abroad. — Burak Onal, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

The money abroad was stranded by a design that left tracking to the people least able to do it. — Ashok Paudel, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abrod, abrood, from a- a- entry 1 + brod, brood broad entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for abroad

• applaud
• backboard
• ballade
• defraud
• ephod
• facade
• guffawed
• outlawed
• ramrod
• roughshod
• slipshod
• tripod

Kids Definition

abroad

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbrȯd 

1

: 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