abreast
abreast is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
- 2.Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
- 3.At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.] Abreast therewith began a convocation. Fuller.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alongside
- and
- aside
- beam
- beside
- bilateral
- broadside
- cheek
- collateral
- compass
- end
- flank
- gable
- hand
- haunch
- her
- hip
- his
- jole
- jowl
- lateral
- laterality
- laterally
- lee
- leeward
- left
- loin
- many
- may
- multilateral
- near
- occidental
- one
- orient
- oriental
- orientate
- orientation
- outflank
- parietal
- parietes
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is abreast.
- What is side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of called?
- What is up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science called?
- What is at the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.] Abreast therewith began a convocation. Fuller called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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