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adverb
- 1. in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea: "he spent quite a lot of time working overseas"
adjective
- 1. from, to, or relating to a foreign country, especially one across the sea: "overseas trips"
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in, from, or connected with another country or countries, especially across the sea: We need to open up overseas markets. In the following years, he expanded the firm's overseas operations. overseas investment/investors Finance ministers have struggled to attract overseas investors.
1. : of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea. an overseas liner. 2. : situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea. overseas installations. overseas immigrants.
(oʊvəʳsiːz ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2. You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean. He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip. ...overseas trade figures. Synonyms: foreign, international, export, worldwide More Synonyms of overseas.
in, from, or connected with another country or countries, especially across the sea: We need to open up overseas markets. In the following years, he expanded the firm's overseas operations. overseas investment/investors Finance ministers have struggled to attract overseas investors.
If someone goes overseas, they've gone "over" the "seas" — to a foreign country. When overseas came into use, there were no airplanes, so technically speaking, one traveled "across" or "on" the seas, in a ship.
Overseas definition: over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad. See examples of OVERSEAS used in a sentence.
What does the word overseas mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word overseas. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word overseas? About 7 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word overseas pronounced?
Overseas is used in front of a noun to describe things relating to countries across the sea from your own country. Overseas has a similar meaning to 'foreign', but is more formal. You use it especially when talking about trade, finance, and travel.
1. You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean. [...] 2. An overseas student or visitor comes from a foreign country, usually across a sea or an ocean. [...] More. Synonyms of 'overseas' • foreign, international, export, worldwide [...]
in, to, or from another country: an overseas student. overseas. adverb. to live / work overseas. (Definition of overseas from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of overseas. in Chinese (Traditional) 在海外（的）, 從國外來（的）, 到國外（的）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 在海外（的）, 从国外来（的）, 到国外（的）… See more. in Spanish.
