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be abreast with

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  • abreast — a|breast [əˈbrest] adv 1.) keep/stay abreast of sth to make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation ▪ It s important to keep abreast of the latest developments in computers. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • abreast — /euh brest /, adv., adj. 1. side by side; beside each other in a line: They walked two abreast down the street. 2. equal to or alongside in progress, attainment, or awareness (usually fol. by of or with): to keep abreast of scientific… …   Universalium

  • Abreast — A*breast , adv. [Pref. a + breast.] 1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, Two men could hardly walk abreast. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel s beam; with of. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abreast — (adv.) mid 15c., on brest, from A (Cf. a ) (1) + BREAST (Cf. breast) (n.); the notion is of with breasts in line. To keep abreast in figurative sense of stay up to date is from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

  • abreast — ► ADVERB 1) side by side and facing the same way. 2) alongside. 3) (abreast of) up to date with …   English terms dictionary

  • abreast — [ə brest′] adv., adj. [ A 1 + BREAST] 1. side by side, as in going or facing forward: often with of or with 2. informed (of) or conversant ( with) recent developments …   English World dictionary

  • abreast — [[t]əbre̱st[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v, num ADV If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction. The steep pavement was too narrow for them to walk abreast. ...a group of youths… …   English dictionary

  • abreast — /əˈbrɛst / (say uh brest) adverb 1. side by side: *Then Judy galloped up and they rode home three abreast. –ethel turner, 1894. –phrase 2. abreast of (or with), up to date in the knowledge of; conversant with: *Never a minute to keep abreast of… …  

  • abreast — adverb 1) they walked three abreast Syn: in a row, side by side, alongside, level, beside each other, shoulder to shoulder 2) try to keep abreast of current affairs Syn: up to date with, up with, in touch with, informed about …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • abreast — adverb 1 walk/ride etc abreast to walk, ride etc next to each other: two/three/four abreast etc (=with two or more people next to each other) 2 keep abreast of to make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • abreast — adverb or adjective Date: 15th century 1. beside one another with bodies in line < columns of men five abreast > 2. up to a particular standard or level especially of knowledge of recent developments < keeps abreast of the news > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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