Definition of Abrest
A*breast" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- +
breast.] 1. Side by side, with breasts in a
line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."
Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite;
over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with
of.
3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced;
as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of
science.
4. At the same time; simultaneously.
[Obs.]
Abreast therewith began a convocation.
Fuller.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted
- Side by side, with breasts in a line; as,
Quotations
*Two men could hardly walk abreast. - Macaulay
- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
- Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of the present state of science.
- (obsolete): At the same time; simultaneously
Quotations
*Abreast therewith began a convocation. - Fuller
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