abroad
/əˈbɹɔd/ adverb A2- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. · A tree spreads its branches abroad.
- Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
- Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
- Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
- Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
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I would come to you abroad, but it would excite remark if I left the country at present.
A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice and there hatched seven young birds.
I have no doubt that he has twenty banking accounts; the bulk of his fortune abroad in the Deutsche Bank or the Crédit Lyonnais as likely as not.
“He is in safe custody,” answered Villefort; “and rely upon it, if the letter is found, he will not be likely to be trusted abroad again, unless he goes forth under the especial protection of the headsman.”
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