abreast

Etymology
From. , meaning “breasts (chests) in line, side-by-side and exactly equally advanced”; roughly “breast-by-breast”.

Adverb

 * 1) Side by side and facing forward.
 * 2)  Alongside; parallel to.
 * 3) Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
 * 4) Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
 * She believes it is important to keep abreast of new scientific developments.
 * 1)  Breast high (of an advancing wave).
 * The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water [of the Solway] three foot abreast.
 * 1)  Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
 * 2)  At the same time; simultaneously.
 * The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water [of the Solway] three foot abreast.
 * 1)  Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
 * 2)  At the same time; simultaneously.

Usage notes

 * Abreast is followed by the word of.
 * Abreast is followed by of.
 * Abreast is followed by of.
 * Abreast is followed by of.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, един до друг, на един ред, рамо до рамо
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: bok po boku, vedle sebe
 * Dutch: zij aan zij, naast elkaar
 * Finnish:, , vierivieressä
 * French:
 * German:, , Seite an Seite
 * Irish: gualainn ar ghualainn
 * Italian:, di pari passo
 * Maori: upane
 * Polish: obok siebie
 * Portuguese: lado a lado
 * Russian:,  , ,
 * Scots: abreest
 * Serbo-Croatian:, rame uz rame
 * Spanish: de lado a lado
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch: op de hoogte,, goed ingelicht, , met zijn tijd mee
 * Estonian: kursis
 * Finnish:, ajan tasalla
 * French:
 * German: auf dem Laufenden
 * Greek: δίπλα-δίπλα
 * Italian:, , al passo, al corrente
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: bem informado
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: kyljittäin
 * German: auf gleicher Höhe
 * Italian: al traverso
 * Russian:, на тра́верзе, борт о́ борт


 * Czech: na výši, na úrovni
 * Dutch: gelijke tred houdend,
 * Finnish: tasalla
 * German:, auf dem Laufenden , auf der Höhe


 * Interlingua:
 * Vietnamese: ,

Adjective

 * 1) Side by side, facing forward.
 * 2)  Alongside; parallel to.
 * 3) Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
 * 4) Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
 * to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
 * 1)  Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
 * 1)  Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.

Preposition

 * 1) Abreast of; alongside.
 * This ship sank abreast the island.