ABREAST

abreast

Adjective

  1. Side by side, facing forward.
  2. Alongside; parallel to. <ref name=SOED/>
  3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. <ref name=SOED/>
  4. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of with the present state of science. <ref name=SOED/>
  5. Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. <ref name=SOED/>

Adverb

  1. Side by side, facing forward.
  2. Alongside; parallel to. <ref name=SOED/>
  3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. <ref name=SOED/>
  4. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of with the present state of science. <ref name=SOED/>
  5. Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. <ref name=SOED/>
  6. : At the same time; simultaneously


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