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Abroad əˈbrɔːd Country Adverb Bre Be/Go/Travel/Live Worked Year
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BrE / əˈbrɔːd / NAmE / əˈbrɔːd / |
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- to be/go/travel/live abroad
- she worked abroad for a year.
- imports of cheap food from abroad
- he was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries).
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abroad(adverb)BrE / əˈbrɔːd / NAmE / əˈbrɔːd / - in or to a foreign country
- to be/go/travel/live abroad
- She worked abroad for a year.
- imports of cheap food from abroad
- He was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries).
- For a holiday abroad you need a valid passport.
- being talked about or felt by many people
- There was news abroad that a change was coming.
- outside; outdoors
Word Origin- Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + broad.
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