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# abroad

«abroad» in Mova's school dictionary: **in or to a foreign country, one that is not your own: go…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (abroad); noun (from abroad)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Abroad means in or to a foreign country, one that is not your own: go abroad, live abroad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#m1)

2) «From abroad» means coming from another country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: families go abroad on holiday, which needs passports, sometimes visas, and changing money into another currency (a maths topic: exchange rates). In geography lessons, pupils compare their country with places abroad. Safety: when travelling abroad, stay close to adults, know the name of your hotel, and learn the local emergency number. Phrases: go abroad, live abroad, travel abroad, study abroad, from abroad, at home and abroad.

### examples

- We are going abroad this summer, to France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#x1)
- My uncle lives abroad in Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#x2)
- You need a passport to travel abroad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#x3)
- Our class has pen pals from abroad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#x4)
- Many children from abroad join our school and learn English. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#x5)
- When you go abroad, the money may be different. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/#x6)

### note

Adverb: say «go abroad», not «go to abroad». No plural, no «a/an». For people in Britain, Ireland or Australia, crossing the sea is going abroad; for Americans, people often say «overseas» or «out of the country».

### In the corpora

- [Abroad, you use a proper travel adaptor rather than forcing a plug.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/15/)
- [Your passport is kept safe and with an adult, because you cannot travel abroad without it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/271-airports-and-planes/5/)
- [Keep your passport safe with an adult, because you cannot travel abroad without it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/310-pavements-crossings-cars-planes-and-bikes/15/)
- [Cousins abroad can stay close through calls and messages, and each can teach the other words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away/29/)
- [Some parents are alive and loving and still far away: in the army, working abroad, or in prison.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/519-parents-far-away-the-army-work-abroad-prison/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «abroad» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abroad/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.