to be abroad

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to be abroad - 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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