foreign

Definition

  • adjective: located outside a particular place or country and especially outside your own country
  • adjective: situated outside a place or country
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: extraneous, outlandish, distant

Examples

  • a 'foreign correspondent' [=a journalist who reports from a foreign country]

  • a 'foreign'-born resident [=a resident who was born in a foreign country]

  • Our country has to export more in order to earn more 'foreign exchange'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - And... you once loved a woman many years ago, but it turned out badly so you've never let yourself love again. Oh, wait, that's me. Your turn, my mysterious foreign beauty. I don't want to play. It's fun! Look at the fun we're having. Your mother was a whore. Drink. All right. (..)
    2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9
  • (..) Shae. What did your mother call you? My mother died giving birth to me. Is that why I'm here? So we can talk about our mothers? - What sort of accent is that? - Foreign. For... What do you want from me? What do I want from you? I want you to share my tent. I want you to pour my wine, (..)
    2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9