phrasal verb · neutral
go abroad
UK/ɡəʊ əˈbrɔːd/US/ɡoʊ əˈbrɔːd/go a·BROAD
speakingtask2
to travel or move to a foreign country, often to study, work or live
Examples
“After finishing my degree I want to go abroad to study a master's.”
“Many young people go abroad for work each year.”
“She went abroad when she was 19 and stayed for three years.”
Band 8 sentence
“After graduating, I decided to go abroad to pursue a master's in environmental policy.”
Collocations
- go abroad to study
- go abroad for work
- go abroad for a year
Word family
go abroad vgoes abroad vwent abroad vgone abroad v
Common mistakes
go to abroad→go abroad
go to the abroad→go abroad
Say it for a higher band
5study in another country→6go to another country→7+go abroad
Synonyms
go overseas
move abroad
Easily confused
go overseas
“Many graduates go overseas to find better-paid jobs.”
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