abroad

[ uh-brawd ]
/ əˈbrɔd /

adverb

noun

a foreign land or lands: imports from abroad.

Origin of abroad

First recorded in 1225–75, abroad is from the Middle English word abrod. See a-1, broad

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abroad

aboard abort abroad

Example sentences from the Web for abroad

British Dictionary definitions for abroad

abroad
/ (əˈbrɔːd) /

adverb

to or in a foreign country or countries

adjective (postpositive)

(of news, rumours, etc) in general circulation; current
out in the open
over a wide area
archaic in error

Word Origin for abroad

C13: from a- ² + broad