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overseas
overseasabroad; across the sea: overseas travel; beyond the sea; foreign: overseas assignment
Not to be confused with:oversees – supervises: oversees the manufacturing division; manages; surveys, as from a higher point; looks over; examines: oversees the documentso·ver·seas O0191500 (ō′vər-sēz′, ō′vər-sēz′)adv. Beyond the sea; abroad.adj. Of, relating to, originating in, or situated in countries across the sea.overseas adv beyond the sea; abroad adj 1. of, to, in, from, or situated in countries beyond the sea 2. Also: oversea of or relating to passage over the sea n (functioning as singular) informal a foreign country or foreign countries collectively o•ver•seas (adv. ˌoʊ vərˈsiz; adj. ˈoʊ vərˈsiz) also o•ver•sea (adv. ˌoʊ vərˈsi; adj. ˈoʊ vərˈsi)
adv. 1. over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad. adj. 2. of or pertaining to passage over the sea. 3. of, from, or located in places across the sea; foreign. [before 1150] overseasAll locations, including Alaska and Hawaii, outside the continental United States.overseasOverseas can be an adverb or an adjective. 1. used as an adverbIf you go overseas, you visit a foreign country which is separated from your own country by sea. Roughly 4 million Americans travel overseas each year.2. used as an adjectiveOverseas is used in front of a noun to describe things relating to countries across the sea from your own country. Overseas has a similar meaning to 'foreign', but is more formal. You use it especially when talking about trade, finance, and travel. We organize major programmes of overseas aid.I met him on a recent overseas visit.Be Careful!
Don't use 'overseas' after 'be' with this meaning. If you say that someone is overseas, you do not mean that they are foreign; you mean that they are visiting a foreign country. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  overseas - in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"abroadforeign - of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office" | | 2. | overseas - being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose"overseamarine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea | | Adv. | 1. | overseas - beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"oversea | | 2. |  overseas - in a place across an ocean abroad |
overseasadjective1. foreign, international, export, worldwide, intercontinental overseas trade figuresadverb1. abroad, out of the country, in foreign lands Her only relatives live overseas.Translationsoverseas (ˈəuvəsiːz) adjective , (ouvəˈsiːz) adverb across the sea; abroad. He went overseas; overseas trade. 海外的 海外的IdiomsSeefrom overseasEncyclopediaSeeoffshoreMedicalSeeo/soverseas
Synonyms for overseasadj foreignSynonyms- foreign
- international
- export
- worldwide
- intercontinental
adv abroadSynonyms- abroad
- out of the country
- in foreign lands
Synonyms for overseasadj in a foreign countrySynonymsRelated Wordsadj being or passing over or across the seaSynonymsRelated Wordsadv beyond or across the seaSynonymsadv in a place across an oceanSynonyms |