word-vault/dist/data/cards/ab/abroad.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "abroad",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in or to a foreign country",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to go/travel/live/study abroad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She worked abroad for a year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "imports of cheap food from abroad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was famous, both **at home and abroad** *(= in his own country and in other countries)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For a holiday abroad you need a valid passport."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "being talked about or felt by many people",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was news abroad that a change was coming."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "outside; outdoors",
            "labels": "(old use)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbrɔːd/",
                "audio": "ab/abroad/abroad__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbrɔːd/",
                "audio": "ab/abroad/abroad__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + broad."
}