in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
Used in a Sentence
overseas
How to use overseas in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for overseas.
Editorial note
They went after NGOs like the red cross and people like that that go overseas and do humanitarian work.
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of overseas gathered in one view.
being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose"
beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for overseas.
adjective
in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
See also: abroad
adjective
being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose"
See also: oversea
adverb
beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"
See also: oversea
adverb
in a place across an ocean
See also: abroad
Example sentences
They went after NGOs like the red cross and people like that that go overseas and do humanitarian work.
* Sending a wire transfer overseas involves sitting in a branch and filling in reams of paper work.
Reminds me of this oldie but goodie:A smart businessman went to a bank near the airport to borrow $10,000 for his overseas trip.
The husband interacts with someone overseas who interacts with someone else who is on a list somewhere.
As an American who has lived overseas, spending the first part of the 1980s in a developing country, I can't agree with that party line.
It reminded me of facts I had already learned from other sources, including living overseas for two three-year stays in east Asia.
The point systems, mechanical royalties, publishing, different rules for selling overseas, etc.
' Those will continue to be overseas until countries like China decide that destroying their environment for a short term gain isn't a very good long term strategy.
They are the ones that are intercepting American technology products, like Cisco routers, and modifying them before shipping them overseas.
He even had badly packaged illegal drugs sent to me from overseas hoping customs would intercept it and bust me but somehow they arrived safely and for weeks I wondered how I ended up with a bunch of drugs in the mail.
I'm not "rich" by any means, but I live a very comfortable boring suburban life free from any debt beyond a rapidly disappearing mortgage on a very comfortable home with enough left over for lots of overseas travel every year.
“Why don’t you come to Korea with us when we ship the system overseas.”The first of those questions was completely unnecessary, and invited a potential employment discrimination lawsuit; it fairly directly implies they might not have made the offer if he wasn't.
The Commission's complaint alleges that during this period certain of these executives, including Abrams, backdated stock option exercises, made fraudulent disclosures concerning Mercury's "backlog" of sales revenues to manage its reported earnings, and structured fraudulent loans for option exercises by overseas employees to avoid recording expenses.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use overseas in a sentence?
They went after NGOs like the red cross and people like that that go overseas and do humanitarian work.
What does overseas mean?
in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
What part of speech is overseas?
overseas is commonly used as adjective, adverb.