ABREAST Meaning of ABREAST in English adv. 1 side by side and facing the same way. 2 a (often foll. by with) up to date. b (foll. by of) well-informed (abreast of all the changes). [ ME f. A(2) + BREAST ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012