collocation · informal
travel abroad
/ˈtrævəl əˈbrɔːd/TRAV·el a·BROAD
Band 4-5speaking
to go to another country for tourism, work, or study
Examples
“Many students hope to travel abroad for their studies.”
“He traveled abroad every summer when he was young.”
“travel abroad for + reason”
Band 8 sentence
“Having saved for years, she finally traveled abroad to broaden her cultural horizons.”
Collocations
- travel abroad for study/work/pleasure
Word family
travel v/nabroad adv
Common mistakes
travel to abroad→travel abroad
go to overseas→travel abroad
Say it for a higher band
5go abroad→6travel to abroad→7+travel abroad
Synonyms
go abroad
study/work overseas
Easily confused
go abroad
“She plans to go abroad next year.”
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