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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abroad \A*broad"\, adv [Pref. a- + broad.] 1. At large widely; broadly; over a wide space; as a tree spreads its branches abroad. The fox roams far abroad. --Prior. 2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as to walk abroad. I went to St James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. --Evelyn. 3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as we have broils at home and enemies abroad. ``Another prince . . . was living abroad.'' --Macaulay. 4. Before the public at large throughout society or the world; here and there widely. He went out and began to publish it much and to blaze abroad the matter. --Mark i. 45. {To be abroad}. a To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as you are all abroad in your guess. b To be at a loss or nonplused. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abroad adj : in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" [syn: {overseas}] adv 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 [syn: {afield}] 3: in a place across an ocean [syn: {overseas}, {beyond the sea}, {over the sea}]
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