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i went abroad vs I went to the aboroad

The correct phrase is 'I went abroad.' 'Abroad' is an adverb that means in or to a foreign country, so it doesn't need a preposition like 'to' before it.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1610 views

i went abroad

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'I went abroad' to indicate that you traveled to a foreign country or overseas.

Examples:

  • Last summer, I went abroad to study French.
  • She loves to travel, so she often goes abroad for vacations.
  • Dec 20, 2023 ... I Went Abroad Hoping to Help. I Came Back Disillusioned.
  • Sep 19, 2023 ... I went abroad and got way too many cd's. Haul. Went to Japan, this is ... r ...
  • Aug 15, 2012 ... I am glad I went abroad being at the age, when I could remember every detail of my trip. It made it priceless. Photo credit. Hay harvest in ...
  • Oct 12, 2024 ... My local guide qualification has been cancelled. I went abroad a while ago and posted many duplicate photos, which violated the rules.
  • I Went Abroad And Tried Snapchat For The First Time. November 29, 2015 by Cassandra Stephenson. I've never really been up to date with the latest and ...
  • The person I was before I went abroad was drastically different than the one who returned, but this is being thrown into new focus by my time here in Italy.
  • Sep 14, 2021 ... Why did my friends cut off communication with me when I went abroad? All related (43).
  • Sep 11, 2020 ... The first time I went abroad was on bored a ferry. I tried not to drink any coffee or tea whilst sailing, as I'd heard that caffiene made sea ...
  • Arabang Dingalo Mont-Saint-Michel, France Because I went abroad... “Because I went abroad, I took time for myself, taking solo trips, exploring and...
  • I'm glad I went abroad, but it's one of the hardest things I've ever done. Past Review. By A student (History and English, Wellesley College) - abroad from ...

I went to the aboroad

This phrase is incorrect. 'Abroad' already implies the idea of going to a foreign country, so 'to the' is redundant and incorrect.

  • Because I went to University of Maryland.
  • I went to Amsterdam spring break senior year.
  • I went to Miss Deaver's Secretarial School.
  • I went to Wharton, actually.
  • I went to your online trafficking seminar last fall.
  • I went to visit grandma in Scottsdale...
  • I went to Italy after college.
  • I went to borrow the typewriter.
  • I went to listen to Colonel Pallavicino.
  • I went to Egypt. I went to say hello to this one Egyptian guy, I went, one, two. I went for three. He wasn't into it.
  • The last road trip I went on was when my sorority sisters and I went to Tijuana.
  • I went to church, married the guy I went to prom with, had a kid.
  • I went to see Peter Martins directing his dancers, and I went to see rehearsals of the New York City Ballet, too.
  • I went to Little Moscow, the Toledo Tea Room - and then I went to Costco.
  • So, I went to the Cape last summer to hide from simplicity, and I went to the Gap, because I only have black pants.
  • I went to the local greengrocer, and I went to a farmer who was throwing away potatoes because they were the wrong shape or size for supermarkets.
  • No, I went to a clinic.
  • I went to her home because I was concerned.
  • That was two hours after Becca and I went to the authorities.
  • But when I went to bluejack his phone, it was blocked.

Alternatives:

  • I went abroad

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