afield
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8.2
- adverb
- /əˈfiːld/
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- The research team traveled afield to gather data in remote villages.
- far afield
- wander farther afield
- venture far afield
But you do have, you know, instances of people that venture far afield of their lanes.
- But you do have, you know, instances of people that venture far afield of their lanes.
- I'm sort of like a old horse that knows the trail and can get back on to it no matter how far afield we we range.
- But at a certain point I was like, Oh, what I'm looking for is is a little bit further afield from this.
- You have come from all over New England and as far afield as Quebec, North Dakota and Arizona, as well as from Harvard's many schools.
Examples
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We should aim farther afield.
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To understand these two episodes, we do not have to go so far afield as to southern Europe.
Academic text (1995) -
But the disease also went further afield, and it did so by sea.
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But the firm found it only had to look a little further afield to come up with a model.
Academic text (2001) -
We need to go further afield.
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We are casting our net further afield tonight, Doctor.
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I was afraid we'd have to look further afield this year.
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Tourism is not only limited to scenic locations within the U.S., but further afield to major African tourist centers.
Academic text (1996) -
And it seems that libraries throughout England and as far afield as right here are still full of books that are full of his scribbled notes.
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You have come from all over New England and as far afield as Quebec, North Dakota and Arizona, as well as from Harvard's many schools.
Synonyms
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1.0
To move or look to a place that is not here
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1.0
At a great distance in space or time
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8.8
At a great distance
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6.7
In a place you cannot get to easily, often used in stories
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2.4
Going away from a place, usually at the start of a journey
To travel to a distant place to find adventure
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Afield comes from the old prefix a- meaning 'in' or 'on' and the word field meaning 'open land', so it first meant being 'out in the fields'. That's why we say someone is afield when they are far from home or working in a distant place.