abreast
pronunciation
How to pronounce abreast in British English:
UK [əˈbrest]
How to pronounce abreast in American English:
US [əˈbrest]
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- Adverb:
- alongside each other, facing on the same direction
Word Origin
- abreast (adv.)
- mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.
Example
- 1. Three t.25s can park abreast in one standard parking place .
- 2. Many professionals opt for continuing education to keep abreast with the latest in their fields .
- 3. Like to keep abreast of the latest developments in software .
- 4. It will not take china long to get abreast of russian technology in guided missiles .
- 5. Stays abreast of technology and design trends .