afield

əˈfild

Definition

Definition of afield - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

distance away

to or at a distance

The hunters went far afield in search of game.

afar

away

distant

off-topicoff the subject or point

The discussion went afield of the main issue.

irrelevant

off-topic

tangentially

off course

Rare

out of the usual path

Rare

Their research took them afield from traditional methods.

astray

wandering

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far afield

adv.

at a great distance from a place

They traveled far afield to find new markets.

farther afield

adv.

at a greater distance from home or usual place

They traveled farther afield to find new markets.

further afield

adv.

at a greater distance from a place

They decided to travel further afield for their vacation.

Origin of afield

Old English, on (on) + field (open land)

Examples of afield in a sentence

Explorers ventured afield to discover new lands.
His comments often stray afield during meetings.
The conversation drifted afield from the agenda.
They ventured afield in their quest.
His thoughts wandered afield during the lecture.

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French:loin, hors sujet, ...
German:weit entfernt, abschweifend, ...
Italian:lontano, fuori tema, ...
Spanish:lejos, fuera de tema, ...
Portuguese:longe, fora do tema, ...
Chinese:远处, 离题, ...
Japanese:遠くに, 外れて, ...
Arabic:بعيدا, خَارِجَ المَوْضُوع, ...
Hebrew:בְּרָחוֹק, שֶׁלֹּא לָעִנְיָן, ...
Russian:вдали, в сторону, ...
Ukrainian:на відстані, поза темою, ...
Hindi:दूर, भटक गई, ...
Bengali:দূরে, বিচ্যুত, ...
Catalan:lluny, fora de tema, ...
Czech:daleko, od věci, ...
Danish:langt væk, uden for, ...
Dutch:ver weg, ver van het hoofdonderwerp, ...
Greek:μακριά, εκτός θέματος, ...
Hungarian:messzire, elkalandozva, ...
Khmer:ទៅឆ្ងាយ, ចេញពីប្រធានបទ, ...
Korean:멀리, 벗어나, ...
Persian:دور, بی‌ربط, ...
Polish:daleko, na manowce, ...
Portuguese (BR):longe, fora do assunto, ...
Romanian:la distanță, de la subiect, ...
Swedish:långt bort, bortom, ...
Thai:ไกลออกไป, นอกเรื่อง, ...
Turkish:uzaklara, uzaklaştı, ...
Vietnamese:xa, lạc đề, ...

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