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afield
[ uh-feeld ]
adverb
- abroad; away from home.
- off the beaten path; far and wide:
to go afield in one's reading.
- off the mark:
His criticism was totally afield.
- in or to the field or countryside.
- beyond the range or field of one's experience, knowledge, acquaintanceship, etc.:
a philosophy far afield of previous philosophical thought.
afield
/ əˈھː /
adverb
- away from one's usual surroundings or home (esp in the phrase far afield )
- off the subject; away from the point (esp in the phrase far afield )
- in or to the field, esp the battlefield
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Example Sentences
When he comes back he would like to see what opportunities there could be locally but he "wouldn't mind taking the jump to explore" further afield.
It's not always possible for competitors to travel further afield with their relatives.
It's an ideology so far afield from the radical evangelicalism of the contemporary American right that I have to ask him what he thinks about what Christian identity looks like in our country right now.
Researchers said it appeared the animals, known for resiliency, traveled farther afield to get what they need — likely expending more energy along the way.
According to the Russian press, in 2023 export permits were issued for over half-a-tonne of dried fly agaric destined as far afield as Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines and even the U.S.
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