01 adv. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.
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At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.“The fox roams far abroad.” — Prior.
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Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.“I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad.” — Evelyn.
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Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
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Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.“He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter.” — Mark i. 45.
Phrases & compounds
To be abroad —
To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess.