abreast
adv. side by side, in alignment; on top of, up-to-date; well-informed | ||||
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Abreast Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abreast
(adv.)
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
(adv.)
Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
(adv.)
Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."
(adv.)
At the same time; simultaneously.
(adv.)
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
(adv.)
Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
(adv.)
Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."
(adv.)
At the same time; simultaneously.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abreast
Adverb
1. alongside each other, facing on the same direction
Adverb
1. alongside each other, facing on the same direction
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abreast
abreast
\a*breast"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + breast.]
1. side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "two men could hardly walk abreast."
2. (naut.) side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
3. up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
4. at the same time; simultaneously. [obs.] abreast therewith began a convocation.
similar words(1)
keep abreast
abreast
\a*breast"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + breast.]
1. side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "two men could hardly walk abreast."
2. (naut.) side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
3. up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
4. at the same time; simultaneously. [obs.] abreast therewith began a convocation.
similar words(1)
keep abreast
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
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Abreast Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Abreast.
The situation of two or more ships lying with their sides parallel, and their heads equally advanced; in which case they are abreast of each other. Abreast of any place, means off or directly opposite to it.
The situation of two or more ships lying with their sides parallel, and their heads equally advanced; in which case they are abreast of each other. Abreast of any place, means off or directly opposite to it.
| Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms |
ABREAST
Side by side; by the side of.
Side by side; by the side of.