English

Etymology
Prefix a- + breast

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-abreast.ogg|Audio (US)

Adverb
en-adv

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

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#:*Two men could hardly walk abreast. - Macaulay

1. nautical Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
2. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
3. obsolete: At the same time; simultaneously

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#:*Abreast therewith began a convocation. - Fuller

Translations
trans-top|informed
Dutch: op de hoogte, bekend, goed ingelicht, welingelicht
Finnish: tietoinen, ajan tasalla
French: au courant
German: auf dem Laufenden
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Italian: essere aggiornato, stare al passo (con i tempi, con le notizie), mantenersi al corrente
Portuguese: bem informado
Spanish: al corriente
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trans-top|Side by side
Dutch: zij aan zij
Finnish: rinnakkain, rinnatusten
French: côte à côte
German: beieinander
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Italian: affiancato, di pari passo
Polish: obok siebie
Portuguese: lado a lado
Spanish: de lado a lado
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trans-top|nautical: side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam
Finnish: kyljittäin
Italian: al traverso
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trans-top|up to a certain level or line
Finnish: tasalla
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ttbc|Interlingua: in fila lateral (2)
ttbc|Vietnamese: �i sóng hàng v�i nhau, theo k�p th�i �ại

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