Associations to the word «Abreast»
Noun
- Cove
- Sled
- Haul
- Ride
- Thickness
- Shoal
- Accommodation
- Walk
- Tomorrow
- Latitude
- Aa
- Cape
- Narrow
- Cruising
- Lifeboat
- Steamer
- Sail
- Gaines
- Boeing
- Breeze
- Armour
- Restart
- Bore
- Promontory
- Carriage
- Shouting
- Slowing
- Harness
- Layout
- Volley
- Oar
- Horse
- Steering
- Cabin
- Halt
- Sloop
- Coal
- Ox
- Deck
- Happening
- Cars
- Morning
- Rider
- Longitude
- Mount
- Came
- Bridge
- Boiler
- Passenger
- Lancer
- Stay
- Perch
- Harbour
- Space
- Width
- Advance
- Gunboat
- Bearing
- Afternoon
- Deg
- Cutter
- Wide
- Hangar
- Bunch
- Pitch
- Battery
- Line
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABREAST, adverb. Side by side, facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
ABREAST, adverb. (figurative) Alongside; parallel to. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABREAST, adverb. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABREAST, adverb. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABREAST, adverb. (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
ABREAST, adverb. (obsolete): At the same time; simultaneously
ABREAST, adjective. Side by side, facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
ABREAST, adjective. (figurative) Alongside; parallel to. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABREAST, adjective. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABREAST, adjective. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
ABREAST, adjective. (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
ABREAST, preposition. Abreast of; alongside.
Dictionary definition
ABREAST, adverb. Alongside each other, facing in the same direction.
ABREAST, adjective. Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.