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1. (adj.) abreast
side by side; beside each other in a line:
They walked two abreast.
2. abreast
informed; aware; up-to-date:
to keep abreast of new developments.
3. abreast
equal to or alongside in progress or attainment.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
"kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"
2. (adverb) abreast
alongside each other, facing in the same direction
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) abreast
side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."
2. (adverb) abreast
side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of
3. (adverb) abreast
up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science
4. (adverb) abreast
at the same time; simultaneously
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Sense: side by side
They walked along the road three abreast.
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 Afrikaans: langs mekaar |
 Arabic: جَنْبَاً إلى جَنْب |
 Bulgarian: един до друг |
 Brazilian: lado a lado |
 Czech: vedle sebe |
 German: nebeneinander |
 Danish: side om side; ved siden a |
 Greek: πλάι πλάι |
 Spanish: a la misma altura, a la p |
 Estonian: kõrvuti |
 Farsi: در کنار هم |
 Finnish: rinnan |
 French: côte à côte |
 Hebrew: זֶה בְּצַד זֶה |
 Hindi: बराबर में |
 Croatian: rame uz rame |
 Hungarian: egymás mellett |
 Indonesian: berdampingan |
 Icelandic: samsíða, hlið við hlið |
 Italian: fianco a fianco |
 Japanese: 並んで |
 Korean: 나란히 |
 Lithuanian: greta |
 Latvian: blakus; līdzās |
 Malay: beriringan |
 Dutch: naast elkaar |
 Norwegian: side om side |
 Polish: ramię przy ramieniu |
 Persian: در کنار هم |
 Pashto: څنګ په څنګ |
 Portuguese: lado a lado |
 Romanian: unul lângă altul |
 Russian: в ряд, рядом |
 Slovak: vedľa seba |
 Slovenian: vštric |
 Serbian: uporedo |
 Swedish: i bredd |
 Thai: เคียงข้าง |
 Turkish: yanyana, aynı hizada |
 Taiwanese: 並肩地 |
 Ukrainian: поряд, поруч |
 Urdu: پہلوبہ پہلو |
 Vietnamese: sánh vai |
 Chinese: 并肩地 |
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