| abroad | |
| 1. adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. | |
| 2. adv. (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. | |
| A tree spreads its branches abroad. | |
| 3. adv. (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. | |
| to walk abroad | |
| 4. adv. (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. | |
| 5. adv. Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. | |
| 6. adv. (sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds. | |
| 7. n. (rare) Countries or lands abroad. | |
| 8. prep. Throughout, over. | |
