- next to somebody/something and facing the same way
- cycling two abreast
- abreast of somebody/something A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop.
Word Originlate Middle English: from a- ‘in’ + breast.
Idioms
See abreast in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarykeep abreast of something
(also less frequent keep abreast with something)
- to make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject
- It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in computing.
- I like to keep abreast of current affairs.
- It’s important to keep abreast with the latest legislation.
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