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

The choice of destination for Kate’s first trip abroad since her 2024 cancer diagnosis is no coincidence as early years development is the signature cause of the mother of three who will one day be queen. —Silvia Stellacci, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026

Trump's trips abroad are sure to be a spectacle. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 13 May 2026

In the past, Kate has followed the late Queen Elizabeth's tactic of flag dressing, or wearing a color from a country's national flag, during trips abroad. —Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

The choice of destination for her first trip abroad since her 2024 cancer diagnosis is no coincidence, as early years development is the signature cause for Kate, the mother of three who will one day be queen. —Jean-Nicholas Fievet, NBC news, 13 May 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