Travel / B2

ohv-uh-SEEZ/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/

Overseas means across the sea: work overseas, overseas students, an overseas market. Abroad is everyday and includes other countries not over a sea; foreign is the adjective for things from another country. It is both adverb and adjective. In speech, abroad is enough. Do not use overseas for a trip from London to Manchester, and in UK higher education overseas fees is a set phrase.

Meaning

In or to a country across the sea; also an adjective (overseas students).

Examples

• “The firm moved part of its production overseas.”
• “The company shifted assembly overseas to cut costs.”
• “Overseas students faced a longer visa wait than last year.”

Good to know

work / study overseas; overseas + noun. Everyday: abroad. Not domestic travel. UK HE: overseas fees. Adjective and adverb.

Near in meaning

abroad

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