abroad

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈbrɔːd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈbrɔd/

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Preposition

Preposition abroad

1. If somebody goes abroad, they leave their home country and go to another country.

   They sent their children to school abroad.

   He is going abroad to travel in France and Germany.

2. If somebody lives abroad, they live in another country.

   She spent four years abroad before returning to Brazil.