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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.
Overseas definition: over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad. See examples of OVERSEAS used in a sentence.
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.
You use overseas to describe things that involve or are in foreign countries, usually across a sea or an ocean.
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.
adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˌəʊvəˈsiːz / us. Add to word list. B2. 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）…
adjective. /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ /ˌəʊvərˈsiːz/ connected with foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean. The firm is expanding into overseas markets. overseas development/trade. overseas visitors/students. This was her first overseas trip as prime minister. compare home. Extra Examples.
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.
to or in a foreign country, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean synonym abroad. to live/work/go overseas; The product is sold both at home and overseas. He was working overseas for an oil company.
