adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
keep
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Many growers may feel overwhelmed as they struggle to keep abreast of potentially helpful developments.
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The trouble was that the purchasing power of the workers did not keep abreast of what they produced.
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The parents were both well-educated and kept abreast of good parenting practices.
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They must incur debt if they are to keep abreast .
stay
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One way to stay abreast of the legal fees is to ask for monthly billings.
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Once in their job, industrial production managers must stay abreast of new production technologies and management practices.
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In this way, hip Benetton stays abreast of the unpredictable storms of fashion.
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These programs help students, estimators-in-training, and experienced estimators stay abreast of changes affecting the profession.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Four women, walking two abreast , approached, their shoes loud on the wooden walkway.
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He had been under the impression they were still abreast of Washington.
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He strove to come abreast of his more favored contemporary; he was deeply discontented if he failed.
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Many growers may feel overwhelmed as they struggle to keep abreast of potentially helpful developments.
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My father called us frequently from Tokyo to keep us abreast of the legal work, which sounded complicated to me.
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One way to stay abreast of the legal fees is to ask for monthly billings.
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Store owners kept each other abreast of these unfortunate incidents and warned each other.
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That way you can keep clients and colleagues abreast of how and when they can reach you.