Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Abroad.

    He emigrated and now lives overseas.

    im Ausland

    за грани́цуza granícu, за рубе́жza rubéž, за грани́цейza granícej

  2. (not comparable)Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

    She travelled overseas.

    in Übersee

    за́ мо́ремzá mórem, за́ мо́реzá móre, че́рез мо́реčérez móre

    beyond or across the sea

Examples

150 sentences
  1. Tom is overseas now.

    Том зараз за кордоном. — miketheknight

  2. Do you plan to go overseas?

  3. I lived overseas for ten years.

    deIch habe zehn Jahre lang im Ausland gelebt. — TomSFox

  4. Tom was overseas at that time.

    ruТом в то время был за границей. — Wezel

  5. Tom was overseas at the time.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
abroad:
across a sea:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
abroad:
across a sea:

Origin

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch ove

From earlier oversea, equivalent to oversea + -s. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzees, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • in a place across an ocean:abroad
  • beyond or across the sea:oversea

Collocations

3 patterns
  • travel overseas
  • go overseas
  • to go overseas

See also

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