"abreast" meaning in English

See abreast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /əˈbrɛst/ Audio: en-us-abreast.ogg [US], en-au-abreast.ogg [Australia] Forms: abreast
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you keep or stay abreast of something, you regularly read or study the most recent information about it.
    Sense id: simple-abreast-en-prep-rrVyOLMo
  2. If two things are abreast, they are side by side.
    Sense id: simple-abreast-en-prep-KAUwvkbg
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