abroad

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
2. (dated, not-comparable) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
3. (dated, not-comparable) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
4. (dated, not-comparable) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
5. (not-comparable) Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
6. (not-comparable) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

Noun

Countries or lands abroad.

Prep

Throughout, over.

Adj

International.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɹɔːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: abrood

In summary

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

Synonyms

overseas

outside

out

foreign

foreign countries

foreign country

broadly

widely

afield

liberally

exterior

foreign land

largely

far and wide

on the outside

extensively

outland

broad

at large

aloof

without

alien

👽

overseas

outer layer

widenly

from outside

Translations

all’estero

Ausland

à l’étranger

en el extranjero

im Ausland

étranger

dehors

εξωτερικό

além-mar

no estrangeiro

extérieur

estrangeiro

fuori

buitenland

estero

Sentences

Honkarakenne also has a worldwide distribution channel and several sales offices abroad .