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? — deniko

    ruТы хотел бы поехать за границу? — tien_oroniel

    deWürdest du gern ins Ausland gehen? — Kuraimegami

  2. Do you plan to go abroad?

    Ви плануєте поїхати за кордон? — deniko

    ruВы планируете поехать за границу? — JeNNeR

    dePlanst du ins Ausland zu gehen? — Ullalia

  3. How often do you go abroad?

    Як часто ви їздете за кордон? — Ahha

    ruКак часто вы ездите за границу? — Hellerick

    deWie oft gehst du ins Ausland? — RandomUsername

  4. Is this your first trip abroad?

    Це твоя перша поїздка за кордон? — deniko

    ruЭто твоя первая поездка за границу? — NastyaKayokhtina

    deIst dies deine erste Reise ins Ausland? — al_ex_an_der

  5. My brother wants to study abroad.

    Мій брат хоче навчатися за кордоном. — deniko

    ruМой брат хочет учиться за границей. — Olya

    deMein Bruder will im Ausland studieren. — Dejo

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