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Definition of Abreast

Abreast Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast." 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 [or with] the present state of science. At the same time; simultaneously. Related Definitions: Abreast, Advanced, Against, Also, As, At, Beam, By, Certain, Could, Equally, Hardly, In, Keep, Level, Line, Men, Of, On, Opposite, Or, Over, Present, Same, Science, Side, State, The, Time, To, Two, Up, Vessel, Walk, With

Abreast Quotations We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter Drucker We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being placed an arm's length apart. After laying their rifles down, barrels pointing to the enemy, a line was drawn behind the row of rifles and parallel to it. Fritz Kreisler Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it qualifies them to furnish in their own personality a good bit of the motive power to the mad pace. Kate Chopin People call to keep me abreast of what's going on. Joseph Jarman My mother keeps me abreast of all the hometown things. Faith Ford

Abreast Translations abreast in Dutch is naast elkaar abreast in German is nebeneinander abreast in Portuguese is lado a lado abreast in Spanish is de frente

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