Definition of "abroad" in inglés

adverb

1. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.

2. (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.

   • A tree spreads its branches abroad.

3. (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.

4. (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.

5. Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.

6. (sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

noun

1. (rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad.

   • I hate abroad, abroad’s bloody.
   • That is not a xenophobic remark. I am a xenophiliac; I love abroad. I love foreigners. I just do not like the way that they are running the European agricultural policy.

preposition

1. Throughout, over.

adjective

1. (nonstandard, chiefly non-native speakers' English) International.