- overseas
- overseasis now the usual word for the adverb (He was sent overseas) and the adjective (overseas postage rates). Oversea, formerly used as an adjective, has largely fallen out of use.
Modern English usage. 2014.
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overseas — (adj.) 1580s, from OVER (Cf. over) + SEA (Cf. sea). Popularized during World War I as a British euphemism for colonial … Etymology dictionary
overseas — [adj] across an ocean abroad, across, away, foreign, in foreign land, transatlantic, transoceanic, transpacific; concept 583 Ant. at home … New thesaurus
overseas — ► ADVERB ▪ in or to a foreign country. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to a foreign country. ► NOUN ▪ foreign countries regarded collectively … English terms dictionary
overseas — [ō′vər sēz′] adv. abroad; over or beyond the sea adj. 1. of, from, or to countries across the sea; foreign 2. over or across the sea: Also Chiefly Brit. oversea … English World dictionary
overseas — ▪ I. overseas o‧ver‧seas 1 [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] adverb TRAVEL to, in, or from a foreign country across the sea: • He spent quite a lot of time working overseas. [m0] ▪ II. overseas o‧ver‧seas 2 [ˈəʊvəsiːz ǁ ˈoʊvər ] adjective … Financial and business terms
overseas — 01. He has been travelling [overseas] for over a year now, but should be back in England about a week from now. 02. He went [overseas] to teach ESL after finishing his Linguistics degree. 03. After studying [overseas] for a few years, he returned … Grammatical examples in English
overseas — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)si͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean. He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip. ...overseas trade figures. Syn:… … English dictionary
