adv
afield
uh-FEELD
adv
1
Away from home or from a familiar starting point, often over a distance.
"The search widened as volunteers looked further afield."
"She travelled far afield for the conference."
How to Use Afield
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAway from where you started, often used with "far" or "further" to mean "at a distance."
Common pairings
far afield
further afield
Word Forms
more afield comparative, most afield superlative
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Etymology
From Old English on felde, literally "in the field," combined with the "a-" prefix meaning "on/in."