Meaning

6 senses
  1. (not comparable, postpositional)Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.

    im Ausland, ins Ausland

    за грани́цейza granícej, за рубежо́мza rubežóm, за грани́цуza granícu

    за кордо́номza kordónom, за кордо́нza kordón

    to or in a foreign country

  2. (dated, not comparable, postpositional)At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.

    A tree spreads its branches abroad.

    широко́širokó, повсю́дуpovsjúdu, везде́vezdé

  3. (dated, not comparable, postpositional)Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.

    снару́жиsnarúži, на у́лицеna úlice, нару́жуnarúžu

  4. (dated, not comparable, postpositional)Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.

  5. (not comparable, postpositional)Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.

  6. (not comparable, postpositional)Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

Examples

861 sentences
  1. Would you like to go abroad?

    Ти би хотів поїхати за кордон?

    ruТы хотел бы поехать за границу?

    deWürdest du gern ins Ausland gehen?

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  2. Do you plan to go abroad?

    Ви плануєте поїхати за кордон?

    ruВы планируете поехать за границу?

    dePlanst du ins Ausland zu gehen?

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  3. How often do you go abroad?

    Як часто ви їздете за кордон?

    ruКак часто вы ездите за границу?

    deWie oft gehst du ins Ausland?

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  4. Is this your first trip abroad?

    Це твоя перша поїздка за кордон?

    ruЭто твоя первая поездка за границу?

    deIst dies deine erste Reise ins Ausland?

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  5. My brother wants to study abroad.

    Мій брат хоче навчатися за кордоном.

    ruМой брат хочет учиться за границей.

    deMein Bruder will im Ausland studieren.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in foreign countries:
Русский
By meaning 3
in foreign countries:
at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space:
without a certain confine; outside the house:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in foreign countries:

Origin

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- + broad.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • in a place across an ocean:overseas
  • far away from home or one's usual surroundings:afield

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • go abroad
  • study abroad
  • to go abroad
  • to study abroad
  • abroad next year
  • travel abroad
  • go abroad next
  • lived abroad for
  • abroad next
  • lived abroad
  • gone gone abroad
  • never been abroad

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abroad — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto