1 adverb in / to other countrythar lear c m uthar sáile c m uar an gcoigríoch c m uto go abroaddul thar leara holiday abroadsaoire thar learnews from abroadscéala ón gcoigríoch, scéala ón iasachtwe were stranded abroadbhíomar sáinnithe thar sáile, fágadh idir dhá thír muid2 adverb over wide areago forleathan c m ui bhfad is i gcéinto scatter seeds abroadsíolta a scaipeadh go forleathan, síolta a scaipeadh soir siar, síolta a scaipeadh i bhfad is i ngearr
3 adverb literary in circulationthere's a general feeling abroad that ...creidtear go forleathan go ...; ceapann go leor daoine go ...; is dóigh le daoine i gcoitinne go ...there's a rumour abroad that ...tá an scéala amuigh go ...; tá ráfla ag dul thart go ...; tá sé ina ráfla go ...