abreast : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abreast	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abreast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abreast adv alongside each other, facing in the same direction adj 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" Synonym(s): abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abreast \Abreast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.] 1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, [bd]Two men could hardly walk abreast.[b8] --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.