adverb · rare

afield

afield · more afield · most afield

за кордон, за кордоном

на поле, в поле, не по существу, за рамками

weg, hinaus, fort, auf dem Platz

AwayAway (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)

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/əˈfiːld/

» We'll have to go further afield.

Meaning

3 senses

Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)
This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.
His latest remarks went far afield of any mainstream conception.
weg, hinaus, abseits
за́ ра́мкамиzá rámkami, не́ по́ существу́né pó suščestvú
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
On the field.
We now have both teams afield and can begin the match.
auf dem Spielfeld, auf dem Platz
на́ по́леná póle, в по́леv póle
in or into a field (especially a field of battle)
Out in the open.
im Freien, unter freiem Himmel

Examples

4 sentences

We'll have to go further afield.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · rul · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
We've already run so far afield of our original purpose.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · rul · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Don't go too far afield.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · LittleBoy · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The Islamic State's affiliate in Afghanistan appears to have recovered and may soon look to strike further afield.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · rul · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

digressing from the topic:

on the field:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

digressing from the topic:

on the field:

out in the open:

Origin

From Middle English afeld, a-felde, o felde, on felde, from Old English on felde (“afield”

From Middle English afeld, a-felde, o felde, on felde, from Old English on felde (“afield”, literally “in (the) field”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + field.

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