abreast
IPA: ʌbrˈɛst
adjective
- Side by side, facing forward.
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
adverb
- Side by side and facing forward.
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
- (Scotland) Breast high (of an advancing wave).
- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- (obsolete) At the same time; simultaneously.
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