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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
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 adv countries further afield → weiter entfernte Länder; too/very far afield → zu/sehr weit weg or entfernt; to venture further afield (lit, fig) → sich etwas weiter (vor)wagen; to explore farther afield → die 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 knowledge → seine Forschungen führten ihn immer weiter in neue Wissensbereiche Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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