afield Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb far away from home or one's usual surroundings
    abroad.
    • looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
  2. adverb in or into a field (especially a field of battle)
    • the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance
    • unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens
  3. adverb off the subject; beyond the point at issue
    • such digressions can lead us too far afield

WordNet

A*field" adverb
Etymology
Pref. a- + field.
Definitions
  1. To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield." Milton.
    How jocund did they drive their team afield! Gray.
  2. Out of the way; astray.
    Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty-five! Trollope.

Webster 1913