Abroad
(
adverb
,
preposition
)
(As an adverb)
Abroad ( adverb )
- In or to a foreign country.
- Outside of one's own country.
- In or to a foreign land.
Origin:
From a- + broad, meaning "to or on the broad (open) sea", or "in foreign countries".
Examples:
- He is going abroad for the summer.
- She studied abroad in France.
- Many students go abroad for their education.
- The company does business abroad.
- The band is popular abroad as well as in their home country.
(As a preposition)
Abroad ( preposition )
- In or to a foreign country.
- Outside of one's own country.
- In or to a foreign land.
Origin:
From a- + broad, meaning "to or on the broad (open) sea", or "in foreign countries".
Examples:
- He is going abroad for the summer.
- She studied abroad in France.
- Many students go abroad for their education.
- The company does business abroad.
- The band is popular abroad as well as in their home country.