abroad \abroad"\, 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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see also:
to be abroad