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Webster 1913 Edition
Abroad
A-broad′
,adv.
[Pref.
a-
+ broad
.] 1.
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space;
as, a tree spreads its branches
. abroad
The fox roams far
abroad
. Prior.
2.
Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one’s abode;
as, to walk
. abroad
I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court
abroad
. Evelyn.
3.
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries;
“Another prince . . . was living abroad.” as, we have broils at home and enemies
. abroad
Macaulay.
4.
Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze
abroad
the matter. Mark i. 45.
To be abroad
. (a)
To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess.
(b)
To be at a loss or nonplused.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abroad
ABROAD
,adv.
In a general sense, at large; widely; not confined to narrow limits. Hence,
1.
In the open air.2.
Beyond or out of the walls of a house, as to walk abroad.3.
Beyond the limits of a camp. Deut. xxiii. 104.
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries - as to go abroad for an education. We have broils at home and enemies abroad.5.
Extensively; before the public at large.He began to blaze abroad the matter. Mark i. 45.
Esther i.
6.
Widely; with expansion; as a tree spreads its branches abroad.