adv. [ Pref. a- + broad. ] 1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad. [ 1913 Webster ] The fox roams far abroad. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad. [ 1913 Webster ] I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely. [ 1913 Webster ] He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. Mark i. 45. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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