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abreast
(encz) | abreast,bok po boku adv: Petr Prášek |
abreast
(encz) | abreast,držet krok (s) v: Kamil Páral |
abreast
(encz) | abreast,vedle sebe adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Abreast
(gcide) | Abreast \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.]
1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could
hardly walk abreast." --Macaulay.
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2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a
line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
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3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to
keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
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4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.]
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Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller.
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abreast
(wn) | abreast
adv 1: alongside each other, facing in the same direction
adj 1: 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" [syn: abreast(p), au courant, au fait,
up on(p)] |
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keep abreast
(encz) | keep abreast, v: |
stay abreast
(encz) | stay abreast, |
two abreast
(encz) | two abreast, |
Abreast
(gcide) | Abreast \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.]
1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could
hardly walk abreast." --Macaulay.
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2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a
line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
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3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to
keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
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4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.]
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Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller.
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keep abreast
(wn) | keep abreast
v 1: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign
policies" [syn: keep up, keep abreast, follow] |
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