how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?
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These include Spa treatments with free access to the salt room and excursions within Cork and further afield.
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The Panorama restaurant and the Glasshouse at the Montenotte are great choices for dinner and cocktails.—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 And for those trips further afield, Heathrow is easy to reach.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025 Further afield, Canadian French-language pubcaster Radio-Canada has picked it up.—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025 Beyond the alarm in Europe at Mr. Trump’s U-turn on Russia, allies further afield will be worried about what the move portends for his broader foreign policy in the next four years.—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for afield
Word History
Etymology
Middle English afelde, going back to Old English on felda, on felde, from onon entry 1 + felda, felde, dative of feldfield entry 1
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of afield was
before the 12th century
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