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abroad
adverb
in
or
to
a
foreign
country
or
countries
•
After
finishing
university
,
Mia
plans
to
study
abroad
for
a
year
.
After
finishing
university
,
Mia
plans
to
study
abroad
for
a
year
.
•
Sam's
parents
moved
abroad
when
he
was
ten
.
Sam's
parents
moved
abroad
when
he
was
ten
.
From
Middle
English
abrode
,
contraction
of
the
phrase
on
brode
meaning
“
at
large
,
out
of
doors
,”
later
generalized
to
“
out
of
the
country
.”
adverb
(
formal
)
widely
spread
or
noticeable
in
many
places
•
Rumors
were
abroad
that
the
company
would
close
.
Rumors
were
abroad
that
the
company
would
close
.
•
Fear
is
abroad
after
the
sudden
power
outage
.
Fear
is
abroad
after
the
sudden
power
outage
.
An
extension
of
the
earlier
sense
“
out
and
about
,”
later
applied
figuratively
to
intangible
things
being
‘
out
in
the
world
’.
