abreast
/əˈbɹɛst/ · adjective
Meaning
- Side by side, facing forward.
- Alongside; parallel to.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
- Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- Side by side and facing forward.
- Alongside; parallel to.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
- Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- At the same time; simultaneously.
- Abreast of; alongside.
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