Abreast in English dictionary

  • abreast

    Meanings and definitions of "Abreast"

    • Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted
    • Side by side, facing forward, with breasts in a line; as,
    • (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; – with of .
    • Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
    • (obsolete): At the same time; simultaneously
    • adjective
      Side by side, facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8
    • adjective
      (figuratively)
      Alongside; parallel to. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adjective
      Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adjective
      Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adjective
      (nautical)
      Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17 th century.]
    • adverb
      Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8
    • adverb
      (figuratively)
      Alongside; parallel to. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adverb
      Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adverb
      Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced. [First attested in the mid 17 th century.]
    • adverb
      (nautical)
      Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17 th century.]
    • adverb
      (obsolete)
      At the same time; simultaneously.
    • adposition
      Abreast of; alongside.Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 5
    • informed
    • side by side
    • nautical: side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam
    • Alongside each other, facing in the same direction.
    • (going) side by side
    • adverb
      alongside each other, facing in the same direction

    Synonyms of "Abreast" in English dictionary

    au fait, au courant, informed are the top synonyms of "Abreast" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Abreast

    • abreast ( comparative more abreast, superlative most abreast)
    • abreast (comparative more abreast, superlative most abreast)
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