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Meaning of AFIELD

Pronunciation:  u'feeld

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 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
  2. [adv]  in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens"
  3. [adv]  far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
 
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 Synonyms: abroad
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
1. To, in, or on the field. ``We drove afield.'' --Milton.
         How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.
2. Out of the way; astray.
         Why should he wander afield at the age of
         fifty-five!                           --Trollope.
 
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