Difference between Overseas and Abroad

What is the difference between Overseas and Abroad?

Overseas as an adverb is abroad. while Abroad as an adverb is at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space

Overseas

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Abroad. Across a body of water.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Abroad. Across a body of water. Not straightforward.

Example sentence: When I travel overseas on many occasions, I get pulled out because I may be buying a one-way ticket, I may be traveling with my sister and we have different last names. That's smart profiling. Just pulling people out one at a time when we have millions of passengers in random screenings I'm not sure is the best way to do it.

Abroad

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (neologism) countries or lands abroad

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: At large; widely; broadly; over a wide spaceWithout a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abodeBeyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

Example sentence: The men and women of the Greatest Generation answered the call to serve; whether at home or abroad, they defended the freedoms and liberties we enjoy today.

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

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