Abroad

Definition: Abroad

Abroad

Adjective

1. In a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets".

Adverb

1. To or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad".

2. Far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall.

3. In a place across an ocean.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "abroad" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Abroad \A*broad"\, adverb. [Prefix a- broad.]. (references)

Dream Interpretation

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Abroad

Deceiver

Phrase: "saint abroad and a devil at home".

Distance

Adverb: far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away "; from pole to pole; (over great space); to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to.

Extraneousness

Adverb: in foreign parts, in foreign lands; abroad, beyond seas; over sea on one's travels.

Generality

Verb: be general; Adjective: prevail, be going about, stalk abroad.

Knowledge

March of intellect; progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning; schoolmaster abroad.

Pride

Verb: be proud; Adjective: put a good face on; look one in the face; stalk abroad, perk oneself up; think no small beer of oneself; presume, swagger, strut; rear one's head, lift up one's head, hold up one's head; hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, " bear like the Turk no rival near the throne ", carry with a high hand; ride the high horse, mount on one's high horse; set one's back up, bridle, toss the head; give oneself airs; (assume); boast.

Publication

Verb: publish; make public, make known; (information); speak of, talk of; broach, utter; put forward; circulate, propagate, promulgate; spread, spread abroad; rumor, diffuse, disseminate, evulugate; put forth, give forth, send forth; emit, edit, get out; issue; bring before the public, lay before the public, drag before the public; give out, give to the world; put about, bandy about, hawk about, buzz about, whisper about, bruit about, blaze about; drag into the open day; voice.

Proclaim, herald, blazon; blaze abroad, noise abroad; sound a trumpet; trumpet forth, thunder forth; give tongue; announce with beat of drum, announce with flourish of trumpets; proclaim from the housetops, proclaim at Charing Cross.

Be published; be public, become public; Adjective: come out; go about, fly about, buzz about, blow about; get about, get abroad, get afloat, get wind; find vent; see the light; go forth, take air, acquire currency, pass current; go the rounds, go the round of the newspapers, go through the length and breadth of the land; virum volitare per ora; pass from mouth to mouth; spread; run like wildfire, spread like wildfire.

Teaching

Phrase: the schoolmaster abroad; a bovi majori disscit arare minor; adeo in teneris consuecere multum est; docendo discimus; quaenocent docent; qui docet discit; "sermons in stones and good in everything".

Uncertainty

In a state of uncertainty, in a cloud, in a maze; bushed, off the track; ignorant.; afraid to say; out of one's reckoning, astray, adrift; at sea, at fault, at a loss, at one's wit's end, at a nonplus; puzzled; Verb: lost, abroad, d_sorient_; distracted, distraught.

Crosswords: Abroad

Well, I have studied abroad or two (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)

Oh, father's living abroad. He has an amazing ability for borrowing money from practically total strangers (Hands Across the Table; writing credit: Viña Delmar; Norman Krasna)

Time was when an American about to go abroad would be warned by his friends or the guidebooks not to drink the water (Pollution; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Carry On Abroad (1972)

Marty Abroad (1971)

Two Guys Abroad (1962)

Lum and Abner Abroad (1956)

Canadians Abroad (1956)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad (reference)

• A Wizard Abroad (Young Wizards, 4) (reference)

• Terry Pratchett Discworld Two-Book Set: Witches Abroad and Reaper Man (reference)

• Witches Abroad (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Academic Year And Summer Programs Abroad (reference)

• Annual Law School Summer School Programs At Home And Abroad (reference)

• India Abroad (reference)

• Network For Living Abroad Newsletter (reference)

• Opportunities Abroad (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Abroad With Two Yanks (reference)

• The Nixon Interviews with David Frost, Vol. 3: The War at Home and Abroad (reference)

• Touched By an Angel - Angels Abroad (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Black Lion Connoisseur/Lions Abroad, Vol. 2: Lion on the Keys (reference)

• Home Truths from Abroad (reference)

• Le Lion a Paris: Lions Abroad, Vol. 3 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photographed circa August 1917, while preparing for deployment overseas. Location is probably Boston Navy Yard. Two battleships are in the background, with that in the center being either USS Delaware (Battleship # 28) or USS North Dakota (Battleship # 29). Built in 1911, the fishing vessel Raymond J. Anderton was acquired by the Navy on 15 June 1917 and commissioned on 18 August 1917. She was decommissioned on 8 September 1919 for sale abroad. Credit: NAVY.

Laid up, prior to World War I. Built by Harlan and Hollingsworth at Wilmington, Delaware, this yacht was ordered taken over for U.S. Navy service abroad on 14 July 1917 and assigned the identification number SP-432. However, these orders were cancelled on 27 September 1917 without any action being taken. The photograph, showing Oneida without her funnel, suggests that she was in poor condition, and thus unsuitable for Navy use. Credit: NAVY.

Strong's dime caricatures. No. 4, "The schoolmaster abroad" at last. Credit: Library of Congress.

No sir! all the time I was abroad I didn't see a single drunken man ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Fashion gleanings from abroad. Credit: Library of Congress.

Shocking sugar beet seed near Chandler, Arizona. Until very recently sugar beet seed has been imported from abroad. This is one type of employment available to residents of the Chandler projects. Credit: Library of Congress.

Embassies and legations. U.S. embassies abroad I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gee, ain't it fine that our teacher could go abroad this summer?. Credit: Library of Congress.

What is this? Every American citizen should know that this device is worn by our U.S. Marines, who serve at sea, at home, and abroad. Credit: Library of Congress.

Show your concern for hungry people here and abroad who are working to become self-reliant : fill Copley Square ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He that hath authority to seize my person in the street, may be opposed as a thief and a robber, if he endeavours to break into my house to execute a writ, notwithstanding that I know he has such a warrant, and such a legal authority, as will impower him to arrest me abroad. (Second Treatise of Government)

It will be the duty of the Governing Commission to ensure, by such means and under such conditions as it may deem suitable, the protection abroad of the interests of the inhabitants of the territory of the Saar Basin. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

I have more than half an expectation of our all going abroad.

The dull light fell more faintly upon the page whereon another equation began to unfold itself slowly and to spread abroad its widening tail

This accident absolutely determined Glumdalclitch never to trust me abroad for the future out of her sight

We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The geographic distributions of the rodent hosts are widespread both domestically and abroad. (references)

Potential travelers should consult with a doctor or a travel medicine specialist before departing on a trip abroad. (references)

When traveling abroad, avoid direct contact with wild animals and be especially careful around dogs in developing countries. (references)

Business

Of this percentage, 22.2% traveled abroad. (references)

Finns travel more domestically than abroad. (references)

In 1999, Finns made over 6.1 million trips abroad. (references)

Children

Rwanda

Many of the children abroad have been adopted. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

Kadry XXI Veka is financed by international organizations and helps some youth continue their education abroad. (references)

Luxembourg

The law also extends the country's criminal jurisdiction over citizens and residents who engage in such activities abroad. (references)

Civil Liberties

Russia

Politkovskaya remained abroad at year's end. (references)

Yemen

However, journalists must have a permit to travel abroad. (references)

Turkey

Gulen, who lives abroad, was still being tried in absentia. (references)

Economic History

Uzbekistan

It has opened 36 offices abroad. (references)

Georgia

Georgian investment abroad is negligible. (references)

Haiti

About one of every seven Haitians live abroad. (references)

Human Rights

Kyrgyz Republic

Dyryldayev fled the country and has remained abroad. (references)

Libya

Students studying abroad have been interrogated upon their return. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

I.B. was out of the country at the time and remained abroad at year's end. (references)

Minorities

Indonesia

An undetermined number of Sino-Indonesians remain abroad or away from their normal places of residence in the country. (references)

Japan

Alien permanent residents may live abroad for up to 4 or 5 years without losing their right to permanent residence in the country. (references)

Albania

Of all minority groups, ethnic Greeks are the largest and best organized and receive the most attention and assistance from abroad. (references)

Political Economy

GUATEMALA

Remittances from abroad are a significant source of foreign exchange. (references)

Pakistan

Several major political leaders remained in exile abroad at year's end. (references)

BULGARIA

Most commercial banks are licensed to conduct currency operations abroad. (references)

Political Rights

Honduras

Of 10,000 Hondurans who registered to vote abroad, slightly more than 1,000 voted. (references)

Korea

Their primary purpose appears to be promoting government objectives abroad as touring parliamentarians. (references)

Libya

Some committees have engaged in show trials of Government opponents; the committees also have been implicated in the killing of opponents abroad. (references)

Trade

Slovak Rep

Upon return, duties are applied only to the value added abroad. (references)

Switzerland

The big banks are represented in all major financial centers abroad. (references)

Bahamas

Foreign exchange is readily available to Bahamians to purchase goods abroad. (references)

Travel

Greece

Mailing Greek currency, foreign exchange, or checks abroad is forbidden. (references)

Greece

Used personal effects of foreigners residing permanently abroad may be imported duty free. (references)

Poland

The worker uses the "Promesa" to apply for a work visa at a Polish Embassy or Consulate abroad. (references)

Women

United Arab Emirates

UAE University has separate campuses for men and women, largely because women, unlike men, rarely study abroad. (references)

Indonesia

Women working abroad as domestic servants often risk various forms of abuse, exploitation, and other cruel treatment. (references)

Iran

In September 2000, the Majles approved a controversial bill to allow single women to travel abroad for graduate education. (references)

Worker Rights

Morocco

Moroccans also are trafficked abroad. (references)

Mongolia

These girls and women are lured abroad by offers to study or work. (references)

Vietnam

Incidents of trafficking of adult males domestically or abroad are rare. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Going abroad

Spread abroad

That scatters abroad

Expressions using "abroad": all abroad ♦ be abroad ♦ blaze abroad ♦ blazon abroad ♦ claim payable abroad ♦ from abroad ♦ get abroad ♦ go abroad ♦ investments abroad ♦ it was noised abroad that ♦ live abroad ♦ noise abroad ♦ schoolmaster abroad ♦ service abroad ♦ spread abroad ♦ stalk abroad ♦ stroll abroad ♦ subsidiary abroad ♦ tax paid abroad ♦ tell abroad ♦ the news got abroad ♦ the schoolmaster abroad ♦ there is a rumor abroad ♦ there is a rumour abroad ♦ there is rumour going abroad that ♦ To be abroad ♦ To come abroad ♦ To fall abroad of ♦ walk abroad. Additional references.

Beginning with "abroad": abroad-in, abroad-notably, abroad-on.

Ending with "abroad": go-abroad, innocents-abroad.

Albanian

përjashta (outdoors, outside), në qarkullim (afloat, circulating, current), kudo (all over, anywhere, at every turn, everywhere, high and low, throughout), jashtë vendit. (various references)

Arabic 

‏في كل ألإتجاهات, ‏في الخارج (out, out door, outdoor), ‏فوق مساحة واسعة, ‏خارج حدود بلد ما, ‏خارج البلاد. (various references)

Asturian

estranxeru. (various references)

Bemba

kubulaya. (various references)

Bulgarian 

в чужбина (oversea, overseas), в грешка (mistaken), в заблуда, навсякъде (about, all around, anywhere, around, at every turn, everywhere, high and low, over, right-and-left, throughout, wide), надлъж и шир, на открито (al fresco, out, out of doors, outdoor, outdoors, out-of-door, outside), зад граница, извън къщи. (various references)

Cebuano

gawas sa nasod. (various references)

Chinese 

國外 (external, foreign, overseas), 海外 (overseas), 外洋. (various references)

Czech

z ciziny, v zahranièí, v cizinì, do ciziny. (various references)

Danish

udenfor (out, outside). (various references)

Dutch

in het buitenland. (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua

caru llacta. (various references)

Esperanto

alilande, eksterlande, ekstere (out, outside), cirkulanta (about). (various references)

Faeroese

uttanlands. (various references)

Farsi 

پهن (Broad, Cachet, Flat, Large, Mulch, Plain, Wide), ممالک بیگانه , گسترش یافته , وسیع (Ample, Captious, Comprehensive, Extensive, Immense, Large, Roomy, Spacious, Vast, Wide), خارج ازکشور, خارج (Away, External, Out), بیگانه (Alien, Barbarian, Barbarous, Exotic, Gringo, Only, Outsider, Strange, Stranger), بیرون (Away, External, Out, Outdoor, Outdoors, Outside, Surface, Without). (various references)

Finnish

vieraalla maalla (in a foreign country), ulkomailla, ulkomaamailla, ulkomaalle. (various references)

French

dehors, à l'étranger. (various references)

Frisian

yn it bûtenlân, bûten (apart from, but, except, other than, out, outside, outside of). (various references)

German

im Ausland (offshore), ins Ausland, draußen (afield, out, out there, outdoor, outdoors, outside), überallhin (everywhere). (various references)

Greek 

στο εξωτερικό (overseas). (various references)

Hebrew 

לחוץ לארץ, חוץ לארץ (overseas), בחו'ל, בחוץ לארץ, בהרחבה (broadly). (various references)

Hungarian

külföldön (oversea, overseas), külföldre. (various references)

Icelandic

utanlands, utan (out, outside), úti (out, outside). (various references)

Indonesian

tersiar (afloat), mancanegara, luar negeri, dengan luas. (various references)

Inuktitut

ikimajut. (various references)

Italian

all'estero (overseas), fuori (away, forth, out, outdoors, outside, without). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

在外 (overseas), 海外 (foreign, overseas). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ざいがい (overseas), かいがい (foreign, overseas). (various references)

Korean 

해외로 (Overseas). (various references)

Macedonian

stranstvo. (various references)

Malay

luar negeri. (various references)

Manx

mooie (exterior, external, extraneous, out, outboard, outdoors, outer, outstanding, outward, owing, without), ass y cheer. (various references)

Norwegian

utenfor (out, outside). (various references)

Papiamen

pafor (out, outside), pafór (out, outside), pafó (out, outside). (various references)

Pig Latin

abroaday.(various references)

Polish

za granicą. (various references)

Portuguese

no exterior (outside). (various references)

Romanian

aiurea (apple-sauce, elsewhere, fiddlededee, fiddlesticks, foolish, nonsense, phooey, stow it, you don't say so), afarã (be off, forth, get gone, get out you, out, out of doors, outdoors, pack off, without), peste graniţã, greşit (Amiss, astray, awry, bad, badly, erroneous, erroneously, fallacious, false, faultily, faulty, incorrect, misled, mistaken, out of square, perverse, spurious, unfair, unjust, unlawful, vicious, wrong, wrongheaded), dinafarã, în stråinåtåte, în strãinãtate, în public, în diferite direcţii, în depãrtare (afar off, back, in the distance). (various references)

Russian 

за границей (across the border). (various references)

Samoan

nuu ese. (various references)

Sepedi

kua ntle. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

u inostranstvu, inostranstvo (foreign countries). (various references)

Sicilian

all'esteru. (various references)

Spanish

fuera (away, offside, out, outside, shoo, without), en el extranjero (in foreign parts). (various references)

Swahili

ugenini, nje (out, outside). (various references)

Swedish

utomlands (overseas), utrikes (foreign), ute (out, out of doors, outdoors, outside, up, without). (various references)

Thai

ปล่อยข่าว (noise abroad). (various references)

Turkish

açik hava, yurt dışında, yurt dışına, her tarafa, gurbette (far out), etrafa, dışarıda (out, outdoor, outdoors, without). (various references)

Ukrainian

широко (amply, broad, broadly, extensively, loosely, open-mindedly, wide, widely), всюди (anywhere, around, passim, throughout, wide), не вдома, зовні (but, on the outside, outdoors, out-of-door, outside, outwardly, outwith, without), за кордоном (oversea, overseas), поза домівкою. (various references)

Vietnamese 

tưởng lầm từ nước ngoài, ra nước ngoài khắp nơi, nhầm, ở nước ngoài. (various references)

Welsh

ar led (afloat), ar daen (afloat), allan (out, outside). (various references)

Zulu

phandle (out, outside). (various references)

foras, foris. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Abroad" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abaroa, Aberlady, aboad, abood, aborad, aboral, abraod, abraxas, abriad, abro, abroads, abroard, abrod, Abrogado, Alborado, Amberola, ariad, aroad, arood, Arruda, Azrad, barod, Barsad, Mabrouk, obroad, Sabrosa, Taborda. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: aboard.

-1 letter: board, broad, dobra.

-2 letters: bard, boar, bora, brad, darb, drab, orad, road.

-3 letters: aba, abo, ado, arb, baa, bad, bar, boa, bod, bra, bro, dab, dor, oar, ora, orb, rad, rob, rod.

-4 letters: aa, ab, ad, ar, ba, bo, do, od, or.

+1 letter: bandora, bravado, broadax.

+2 letters: adorable, adorably, bandoras, boardman, boatyard, bravados, broadaxe, garboard, labrador, lapboard, larboard, seaboard, tagboard, teaboard.

+3 letters: abandoner, abdicator, abrogated, adsorbate, backboard, barricado, baseboard, biohazard, boardwalk, boatyards, bravadoes, broadaxes, broadband, broadcast, broadleaf, broadtail, carbonade, carbonado, cardboard, clapboard, dartboard, dashboard, garboards, hardboard, headboard, jaborandi, labradors, lapboards, larboards, packboard, sailboard, seaboards, starboard, tackboard, tagboards, tailboard, teaboards, wallboard, washboard.