adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a holiday abroad (= a holiday in a country other than the one you live in )
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They were planning a holiday abroad that year.
post sb abroad/overseas
travel abroad
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Only the affluent could afford to take vacations or to travel abroad.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
flee
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He decided that he had no alternative but to flee abroad .
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More than a million fled abroad , often at their peril.
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Some of his companions died with him, a few fled abroad , but most took refuge in Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire.
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Over 140,000 refugees had fled abroad .
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John and other members of the family fled abroad , some to Virginia, others to the Continent.
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His military adviser, Kleandridas, fled abroad , and was condemned to death in his absence.
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Achym fled abroad to avoid the consequences of his crime.
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Harry Dubar, who resigned and fled abroad in late June.
go
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We were just about to go abroad when our usual nanny was taken ill and was advised not to travel.
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If he went abroad she wouldn't even encounter him accidentally.
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The middle class either colluded or went abroad in disgust.
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What's more San Antonio is our biggest resort in terms of numbers of 18-30s who go abroad with us.
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You only had to go abroad to see how we were regarded.
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One of them goes abroad all the time and she comes back with some great stories!
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Stuart's father had gone abroad , eventually they'd lost touch.
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During the Napoleonic Wars, when people couldn't go abroad , they became more preoccupied with architectural styles.
live
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Maybe the mothers were fearful that their daughters would marry and live abroad , the idea of permanent separation being too painful.
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Legalization also appears to have strengthened relationships between amnesty recipients and their relatives living abroad .
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About 260,000 people living abroad were eligible.
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Most companies today provide cross-cultural training only if an employee will be living abroad as part of an assignment.
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Breaks my heart to part with them but I am going to live abroad and can not take them with me.
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It's bad enough for me, imagine living abroad .
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She is an invalid, and children are living abroad .
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In 1979, it was estimated that some 24.8% of all qualified doctors were living abroad .
move
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When you move abroad you face a raft of financial decisions, including which type of bank account to open.
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Removals An employee moving abroad is obviously concerned about the safe handling of personal possessions.
post
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It should be noted that the majority of employees posted abroad are men although the number of women executive expatriates is increasing.
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The Centre for International Briefing runs residential courses for those due to be posted abroad .
sell
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Some of the more developed countries make lots of arms to sell abroad .
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Very expensive, it sells abroad for enormous prices.
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They had them sub-titled in order to be sold abroad for possible profit.
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This year they expect a turnover of £170 m, and More than half their shoes are sold abroad .
send
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The only occasion when you won't get far without it is when the deceased is being sent abroad .
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Instead, this money is being sent abroad to create jobs in nations that use low-cost labor.
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This picture was sent abroad to markets and meeting places.
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Troubles abroad sent the Dow plunging 554 points Monday, its worst point drop ever.
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Take, for example, an executive who is sent abroad on a two or three year contract.
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He also wanted to know how many of the precious doses were available to be sent abroad .
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Many art exhibitions and cultural events were sent abroad .
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There is general disbelief that a young girl sent abroad would be a murderer.
travel
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I never paint landscapes and I rarely travel abroad .
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He needed to invent a reason to travel abroad because a Marine has two years in the reserve after active duty.
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Some knowledge of the West was encouraged and a few individuals travelled abroad .
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Those of us who travel abroad know that he is right.
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Many hadn't travelled abroad before.
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It was the young people often who travelled abroad .
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Earlier it had said that Mr Sharif had requested permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.
work
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By then he was unofficially resident and working abroad , and in uneasy relations with the Soviet authorities.
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He wanted to work abroad like Lockhart; he truly admired him.
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There are up to 360 incinerators working abroad and Britain also has a few systems.
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The problem is that foreign scouts snap up the talented ones to work abroad .
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People who live and work abroad are often mobile.
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These modules will be suitable for students employed within the travel and tourism industry, especially if they intend working abroad .
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Special arrangements may apply for customers living and working abroad .
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Even now many families on Cape Verde depend for their existence on money sent back from relations working abroad .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be noised abroad/about/around
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Corporations do not want their commercial secrets spread abroad .
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Katya will make her first trip abroad next month.
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Mr Harris is abroad on business this week.
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Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year.
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You may have to pay taxes, even if you are living and working abroad .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the base library he found a catalogue listing the names of colleges abroad .
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Everyone has to meet global competition from those abroad who do have lower wages.
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For instance, an extra demand at home or abroad for goods made either cheaper or better by electronics will add to employment.
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He's off abroad or swigging sherry in some London drawing-room.
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He considers such maneuverings a ridiculous way to run a government and still potentially hazardous to the credit markets here and abroad .
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In addition Norman's capacity for enjoyment made him an excellent companion on their trips abroad .
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Kim has managed to exploit the barrage of pressure from abroad to force through changes.