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How to pronounce “abroad”
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Pronunciation guide for abroad
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of abroad with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lucky Peach
You've probably been abroad.
- Definition summary
- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470][1]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce abroad
Lucky Peach

You've probably been abroad.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “abroad”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470][1]
- (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [from 1150–1350][1]
- (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [from 1150–1350)][1]
- (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. [from late 15th c.][1]
- Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. [from early 19th c.][1]
- (sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
- [Noun]
- (rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1][2]
- [Preposition]
- Throughout, over.
- [Adjective]
- (nonstandard, chiefly non-native speakers' English) International.
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