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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Examples of "abreast" in Sentences
- Thanks for keeping me abreast of the situation.
- Admiralty is kept abreast of contemporary housing in the town.
- He was essentially a business man, always abreast of the times.
- It's the duty of the participant to stay abreast of the situation.
- Bus spotters usually like to keep abreast of the news about buses.
- He undertook computer classes to walk abreast with the modern world.
- I may be visiting from time to time to keep abreast of the progress.
- Before the edit, I consulted this list to stay abreast of future books.
- You will want to watchlist this page to keep abreast of the discussions.
- The people are honest and wide awake, and are marching abreast of the times.
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