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afield

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a·field  (-fld)
adv.
1. Off the usual or desired track. See Synonyms at amiss.
2. Away from one's home or usual environment.
3. To or on a field.

afield [əˈfiːld]
adv & adj (postpositive)
1. away from one's usual surroundings or home (esp in the phrase far afield)
2. off the subject; away from the point (esp in the phrase far afield)
3. (Military) in or to the field, esp the battlefield
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.afield - far away from home or one's usual surroundingsafield - far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
2.afield - in or into a field (especially a field of battle)afield - in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens"
3.afield - off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"

afield
adverb
far afield distant places, far off, far away, remote places, beyond the horizon, far-flung places, far-off places, outlying places, far-removed places Many of those arrested came from far afield.
Translations
afield [əˈfiːld] ADV far afieldmuy lejos
countries further afieldpaíses más lejanos
you'll have to go further afield for thatpara eso hará falta buscar más lejos
afield [əˈfiːld] adv
far afield → loin
from far afield → de loin
further afield, farther afield → plus loin
from further afield, from farther afield → de plus loin
afield
adv countries further afieldweiter entfernte Länder; too/very far afieldzu/sehr weit weg or entfernt; to venture further afield (lit, fig)sich etwas weiter (vor)wagen; to explore farther afielddie weitere Umgebung erforschen; to go farther afield for help (fig)in der weiteren Umgebung Hilfe suchen; his studies took him farther afield into new areas of knowledgeseine Forschungen führten ihn immer weiter in neue Wissensbereiche
afield [əˈfiːld] adv far afieldlontano, distante


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"Let it only be noised afield," said I to myself, and it will resound greatly to his Excellency's credit.
`It was this restlessness, this insecurity, perhaps, that drove me further and further afield in my exploring expeditions.
This voyage, of which the details need not be given, we had to range far afield for sufficient reasons.
 
 
 
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