About The Word Abreast
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Abreast
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What's The Definition Of Abreast?
[adv] alongside each other, facing on the same direction
[adj] beside one another in a row or rank; "they came down the street two abreast" Synonyms | Synonyms for Abreast: aligned | alined | arow Related Terms | Find terms related to Abreast: abeam | acquainted | along by | alongside | au courant | au fait | beside | by | coextensively | collaterally | contemporary | conversant | equidistantly | in parallel | informed | nondivergently | parallelly | parallelwise | red-hot | side-by-side | up | up-to-date | up-to-the-minute | versed See Also | Abreast In Webster's Dictionary \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.]
1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, ``Two men could
hardly walk abreast.'' --Macaulay.
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. --Fuller.
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