Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: afield
IPA transcription: [əf'ild]
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: afield
    Meaning: off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
  • Synonyms: afield
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: afield, abroad
    Meaning: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
Usage examples
  • From various attacking positions its beak darts down into the water, but often without result, and it has to go farther afield; then at last it captures a little eel.
  • This enabled Vincent to carry his mission farther afield, and he determined to visit all the convict prisons in the seaport towns, taking Marseilles as his first station.
  • But when the resistance is strong, then we must go through a long chain of associations, are taken far afield and must overcome all the difficulties which present themselves as critical objections to the association technique.