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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China, meanwhile, is playing both sides: pushing for control at home while promoting open-source AI abroad.
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Thomas Adamson and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
An additional 500,000 additional metric tons of food is currently on ships or ready to be shipped abroad, the report added.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
There’s a price to pay for getting even Often the US imports goods that are cheaper to make abroad – or even impossible to make at home.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Many State Department workers say that U.S. aid is our most significant diplomatic tool in building allies abroad.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Adamson and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
An additional 500,000 additional metric tons of food is currently on ships or ready to be shipped abroad, the report added.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
There’s a price to pay for getting even Often the US imports goods that are cheaper to make abroad – or even impossible to make at home.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Many State Department workers say that U.S. aid is our most significant diplomatic tool in building allies abroad.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Abroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroad. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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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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