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# afield

adverb (afield; no forms; old use)

«afield» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In the fields, out in the countryside, away from home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afield/#m1)
2. Far afield means far away from home or from where one lives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afield/#m2)

### In the lessons

in country tales, out working or wandering in the fields, away from the house

### Examples

- The old woman's daughter is sent afield. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afield/#x1)
- The sheep came home from afield. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afield/#x2)
- The news travelled far afield. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afield/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «afield» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afield/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«afield» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/afield.html) on Mova free.