Abroad
[ə'brɔːd] or [ə'brɔd]
Definition
(adj.) in a foreign country; 'markets abroad'; 'overseas markets' .
(adv.) to or in a foreign country; 'they had never travelled abroad'.
Typist: Sanford--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
(adv.) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
(adv.) Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
(adv.) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Widely, at large.[2]. Forth, out of the house, out of doors, in the open air.[3]. Extensively, before the public.[4]. Without (as opposed to within).
Typist: Sol
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Far, away, apart, dispersed, aloof, adrift, about, distracted, confused
ANT:Near, close, housed, collected, fast
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Definition
adv. on the broad or open space: out of doors: public: in another country.
Checker: Sophia
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are abroad, or going abroad, foretells that you will soon, in company with a party, make a pleasant trip, and you will find it necessary to absent yourself from your native country for a sojourn in a different climate.
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Examples
- Tom, love, I am telling Mr. Harthouse that he never saw you abroad. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- And now uncle is abroad, you and Mr. Garth can have it all your own way; and I am sure James does everything you tell him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They can both tell you that she died when Arthur went abroad. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The surplus part of them, therefore, must be sent abroad, and exchanged for something for which there is a demand at home. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- To send abroad any great quantity of it, therefore, would be to send abroad a part of the necessary subsistence of the people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Let them look abroad and contemplate the scenes which were enacting around them. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Great numbers of his most sober and valuable subjects were driven abroad by his religious persecutions, taking arts and industries with them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The rest must all be sent abroad, and exchanged for consumable goods of some kind or other. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was a surprise to see him abroad at such an hour. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Here you have been abroad nearly six months, and done nothing but waste time and money and disappoint your friends. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- So much of my early life has been passed abroad, that I have quite cast my insular skin in that respect. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Abroad, it could sell only for its weight in bullion. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A whole village-full of sensuous emotion, scattered abroad all the year long, surged here in a focus for an hour. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Before I was sent abroad, Betteredge, you saw a great deal of me when I was a boy? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If none, we are bankrupt here, and must go abroad, I suppose. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Ah, well, said Mrs. Archer, I understand May's wanting her cousin to tell people abroad that we're not quite barbarians. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- My aunt and I were at that time vacating the two cottages at Highgate; I intending to go abroad, and she to return to her house at Dover. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They will make my going abroad a point of honour; but even then, my beloved angel-wife will accompany me! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You've been gadding abroad all day--visiting, dining out, and what not! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I have more than half an expectation of our all going abroad. Jane Austen. Emma.
- But whether the capital which carries this surplus produce abroad be a foreign or a domestic one, is of very little importance. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I must have been ordered abroad, but how could I have gone? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The desolate feeling with which I went abroad, deepened and widened hourly. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Miss Wade mostly lives abroad, Mr Clennam. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In the saddle --abroad on the plains--sleeping in beds bounded only by the horizon: fancy was at work with these things in a moment. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I feel a strong persuasion, this morning, that I shall soon be abroad. Jane Austen. Emma.
- A widow lady kept the house; she had a daughter, and a maidservant, and a journeyman who attended the warehouse, but lodged abroad. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I went abroad, resolved--if change and absence could help me--to forget her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It stands up high and spreads far abroad, and is unfathomably deep. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I have seen her abroad, and I have seen her at home, but I know nothing of her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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