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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
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The 3,200 entries this year came from as far afield as Hawaii, New Zealand, South Korea, Botswana and Georgia, along with many from around the UK.
This year's race attracted one entrant - named Chester Barkington - from as far afield as Yorkshire.
Watts's main advice for readers with a similar wanderlust is to consider travelling further afield.
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.
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