abroad Copy link Outline I. In the open airII. Not at homeIII. In or to a foreign countryIV. From within into the open air or in public • abroad: I. In the open air: fŏris: bees feed ab., work within, apes foris pascuntur, intus opus faciunt, Varr. II. Not at home: fŏris: Cicero came to dine with us when Pomponia was dining ab., venit ad nos Cicero ad coenam quum Pomponia foris coenaret, Cic.: these pursuits are sources of enjoyment at home, and are no incumbrance ab. (i. e. in public life), haec studia delectant domi, non impediunt foris, Cic. III. In or to a foreign country: fŏris and pĕregrē: both dignity at home and influence ab. are maintained, et domi dignitas et foris auctoritas retinetur, Cic.: he fought ab., peregre depugnavit, Cic.: to go ab., peregre proficisci, Suet.: Hor. IV. From within into the open air or in public: fŏras: the door has creaked, Amphitruo is going ab., crepuit foris, Amphitruo exit foras, Pl. Phr. to come ab., in medium procedere, Cic.: I know that you seldom appear ab., scio te raro in publicum prodire, Cic.