Abreast

English

Etymology

Prefix a- + breast

Pronunciation

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Adverb

Abreast (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Abreast

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted
2. Side by side, facing forward, with breasts in a line; as,

   • Two men could hardly walk abreast. - Thomas Babington Macaulay

3. Template:Nautical Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; – with of.
4. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
5. (obsolete): At the same time; simultaneously

   • Abreast therewith began a convocation. - Thomas Fuller

Synonyms

• (informed): apprised

Translations

informed

Dutch: op de hoogte, bekend, goed ingelicht, welingelicht Estonian: kursis et(et) Finnish: tietoinen, ajan tasalla French: au courant fr(fr) German: auf dem Laufenden

Italian: essere aggiornato, stare al passo (con i tempi, con le notizie), mantenersi al corrente Portuguese: bem informado Spanish: al corriente

Side by side

Bulgarian: редом, един до друг, на един ред, рамо до рамо Dutch: zij aan zij Finnish: rinnakkain, rinnatusten French: côte à côte fr(fr) German: beieinander

Italian: affiancato, di pari passo Polish: obok siebie Portuguese: lado a lado Spanish: de lado a lado

nautical: side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam

Finnish: kyljittäin fi(fi)

Italian: al traverso

up to a certain level or line

Finnish: tasalla fi(fi)

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• Interlingua: in fila lateral (2)
• Vietnamese: đi sóng hàng với nhau, theo kịp thời đại

Anagrams

• aaberst,
• abaters

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