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say it: uh-FEELD
afield is an adverb meaning "far away from home or one's usual surroundings". It is pronounced /əˈfild/ — uh-FEELD. It carries 3 recorded senses.
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
“looking afield for new lands to conquer”
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”
off the subject; beyond the point at issue
“such digressions can lead us too far afield”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for afield come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.