Difference between Abroad and Afield

What is the difference between Abroad and Afield?

Abroad as an adverb is at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space while Afield as an adverb is digressing from the topic at hand.

Abroad

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (neologism) countries or lands abroad

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

Example sentence: We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

Afield

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Digressing from the topic at hand.On the field.

We hope you now know whether to use Abroad or Afield in your sentence.

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