overseas
Abroad, especially across the seaAbroad, especially across the sea.
» Tom is overseas now.
Том зараз за кордоном.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Abroad, especially across the sea.
Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
Übersee-, im Ausland, Auslands-
заграни́чныйzagraníčnyj, иностра́нныйinostránnyj, зарубе́жныйzarubéžnyj
being or passing over or across the sea
(not comparable)Used with ethnicities, nationalities, or religious affiliations: living (being resident) in a foreign country.
Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
in a foreign country
(not comparable)Across a sea; to or in an area across a sea.
Her overseas trip went well.
замо́рскийzamórskij, заокеа́нскийzaokeánskij
Examples
150 sentencesTom is overseas now.
Том зараз за кордоном.
Do you plan to go overseas?
I lived overseas for ten years.
deIch habe zehn Jahre lang im Ausland gelebt.
Tom was overseas at that time.
ruТом в то время был за границей.
Tom was overseas at the time.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch oveFrom earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- travel overseas
- go overseas
- to go overseas