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Meanings of abreast in English

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Alongside each other, facing in the same direction.

Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge.

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Usage of abreast in English
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General Rende had been kept abreast of every detail of the operation.
Map of bones
2
We look forward to keeping you abreast of everything as it happens.
The Irish Times
3
On Time, Space, Reality-onsuch as these, and abreast with them Prudence.
Leaves of Grass
4
The steamer was abreast of the rock, and perhaps three miles distant.
A Rock in the Baltic
5
The Germans were in sight now, and approaching the house four abreast.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
6
They have also kept us abreast of developments on a regular basis.
The South African
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John Hazel a passage in the small berth abreast the main hatches.
Foul Play
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To stay abreast of the launching and other information, please visit fearlessgirls.org!
Ebony
9
Around the square the runners turned the next two corners almost abreast.
The Story of Cooperstown
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Bess and Belle were now abreast of the girls on the sidewalk.
The Motor Girls on a Tour
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He nods, and we set off along River Road, walking three abreast.
The day the falls stood still
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As they drew in abreast, Corry recognized him and halted the dogs.
The Faith of Men
13
Up the mountainside they went, sometimes abreast and then in Indian file.
Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club
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Beside it ran a stone-paved road, wide enough for many men abreast.
The hobbit: or there and back again
15
When I went on deck the Sylvania was abreast of the Islander.
Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
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The last car of the express train was now abreast of them.
The Circus Boys on the Plains; Or, The Young Advance Agents Ahea...
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United Kingdom
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