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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This undiplomatic tirade went over well in the White House, but marked him as a belligerent nativist abroad and something of an isolationist at home.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Hours after Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84, Sharpton reminisced about Jackson’s impact on the world, from rescuing hostages abroad to running for president back home.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague — which formally is part of Kosovo's judicial system although seated abroad — have asked for a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and the other defendants.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague — which formally is part of Kosovo’s judicial system although seated abroad — have asked for a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and the other defendants.
—Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Hours after Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84, Sharpton reminisced about Jackson’s impact on the world, from rescuing hostages abroad to running for president back home.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague — which formally is part of Kosovo's judicial system although seated abroad — have asked for a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and the other defendants.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague — which formally is part of Kosovo’s judicial system although seated abroad — have asked for a maximum 45-year prison sentence for Thaci and the other defendants.
—Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroad. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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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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