Definitions for abroad

abroad a·broad

Spelling: [uh-brawd]
IPA: /əˈbrɔd/

Abroad is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 94 anagrams from letters in abroad (aabdor).

Definitions for abroad

noun

  1. a foreign land or lands:

adverb

  1. in or to a foreign country or countries:
  2. in or to another continent:
  3. out of doors; from one place to another; about:
  4. spread around; in circulation:
  5. broadly; widely; far and wide.
  6. wide of the mark; in error.

Origin of abroad

First recorded in 1225-75, abroad is from the Middle English word abrod. See a-1, broad

Examples for abroad

A stern, uncompromising, and solemn spirit of inquiry is abroad.

Amanda came home to largely welcoming American arms, her case held up as an example of hostility to Americans abroad.

As talks get underway again in Vienna, many voices are raised against them on Capitol Hill and abroad.

The inference is that he was imported from abroad for the purpose of committing this outrage.

They tried it out at home and when it proved a success, they carried it abroad.

And once again with ISIS we have seen universal condemnation by Muslims leaders in the United States and abroad.

I am going away, God only knows where; it may be abroad, it may not.

Even after he became a citizen in 1955, he regarded himself as an Englishman abroad.

My physician and my guardian, not knowing what else to do with me, sent me abroad.

In response, Iran has carried out mass arrests at home—and backed a series of offensives against ISIS abroad.

Word Value for abroad
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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