abroad

[ US /əˈbɹɔd/ ]
[ UK /ɐbɹˈɔːd/ ]

ADVERB

in a place across an ocean
to or in a foreign country
they had never travelled abroad
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
looking afield for new lands to conquer

ADJECTIVE

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How To Use abroad In A Sentence

While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
Thousands have moved abroad in search of work but some had been happy to freeload at the family home. Times, Sunday Times
The devaluation of the pound will make British goods more competitive abroad.
Most employees get posted abroad at some stage.
Countless millions here and abroad will be hoping the Royal romance brings joy in dark economic times. The Sun
In the premise of quality assurance, product diversification, style fashion, and make our products sell well at home and abroad, and won the trust of our customers and highly praised.
I'm going to chuck it all in and go abroad.
The overall statistics include 185 progeny sired by North American stallions that were foaled abroad.
Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.
And then, they say, no spirit can walk abroad.

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