abroad

Universal Words adverb (especially BrE) 1 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. 2 (formal) being talked about or felt by many people: There was news abroad that a change was coming. 3 (old use) outside; outdoors