Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Afield /əf-ēld'/ · A·field · IPA /əˈfiːld/ 01 adv. To, in, or on the field. 1. To, in, or on the field. “How jocund did they drive their team afield!” — Gray. 2. Out of the way; astray. “Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty-five!” — Trollope.