ABREAST


Meaning of ABREAST in English

I. əˈ- adverb (or adjective)

Etymology: Middle English abrest, from a- (I) + brest breast

1.

a. : beside one another with bodies in line

four cars standing abreast so as to block the street

with seats two abreast on each side of the aisle

b. nautical : in or to a position with the bearing of another object 90 degrees from the bow : directly abeam

abreast of the tip of the island

2. : up to or equal to a particular standard or level (as of performance or development)

kept wages abreast of the rising living costs

: in a condition of acquaintance with events or developments in a particular field : up-to-date

the researcher keeps abreast with related work in his field

II. preposition

nautical : abreast of

lying abreast the island

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.