abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/adverb 6adjective 1noun 1preposition 1 adverb[after a noun]6 •in or to other countriesAnother prince, deposed by the Revolution, was living abroad. — 1848 •(old-fashioned) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.A tree spreads its branches abroad. •(old-fashioned) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.This Peece, or Schisme of Suicisme, and Selfishnesse, hath spawned most of the Heresies and Schismes, that are abroad in the World. — 1654 •Played elsewhere than one's home grounds. •(old-fashioned) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. — 1650 •Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. adjective[after a noun]1 •(nonstandard) International.[...] an abroad trip was going to raise some heat in the town, amongst our relatives. My family has always been the pioneers of middle-classism. My mother has still never owned a diamond. — 2018 noun[after a noun]1 •Countries or lands abroad.I hate abroad, abroad’s bloody. — 1929 preposition[after a noun]1 •Throughout, over.
