Definition of Abrad
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; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.
"Another prince . . . was living 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad
Quotations
*The fox roams far abroad - Prior
- Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad
Quotations
*I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad - Evelyn
- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad
Quotations
*Another prince ... was living abroad - Macaulay
- Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
Quotations
*He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. - Mark 1-45
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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