The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abroad \A*broad"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broad.]
1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree
spreads its branches abroad.
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The fox roams far abroad. --Prior.
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2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from
one's abode; as, to walk abroad.
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I went to St. James', where another was preaching in
the court abroad. --Evelyn.
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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.
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4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the
world; here and there; widely.
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He went out, and began to publish it much, and to
blaze abroad the matter. --Mark i. 45.
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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.
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