abroad
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 →
2) «From abroad» means coming from another country. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Lamentations "abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is the like of death" pictures war outside and death inside the house. In Proverbs, springs "dispersed abroad" are a picture of blessings that flow out to others. In the primary 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
- But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing, (Torah LEV.13.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad. (Torah DEU.23.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. (Torah EXO.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is the like of death. (Writings LAM.1.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets. (Writings PRO.5.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron. (Writings 2CH.29.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- We are going abroad this summer, to France. tree →
- My uncle lives abroad in Japan. tree →
- You need a passport to travel abroad. tree →
- Our class has pen pals from abroad. tree →
- Many children from abroad join our school and learn English. tree →
- When you go abroad, the money may be different. tree →
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
- and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
- So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
- But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.
- So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
- And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «abroad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.