Associations to the word «Abroad»

Wiktionary

ABROAD, adverb. (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350.)]
ABROAD, adverb. ​(dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350.)]
ABROAD, adverb. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
ABROAD, adverb. (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
ABROAD, adverb. Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
ABROAD, adverb. Played elsewhere than one's home grounds; as in a sport's team.
ABROAD, noun. (rare) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABROAD, preposition. Throughout, over.

Dictionary definition

ABROAD, adverb. To or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad".
ABROAD, adverb. Far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall.
ABROAD, adverb. In a place across an ocean.
ABROAD, adjective. In a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats