abroad

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective in a foreign country
  2. adverb to or in a foreign country
  3. adverb far away from home or one's usual surroundings; - R.A.Hall

Etymology

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

Synonyms

overseas

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