'abreast' definitions:
Definition of 'abreast'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Alongside each other, facing in the same direction
adjective
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)]
Synonyms of 'abreast'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abeam,
- acquainted,
- along by,
- alongside,
- au courant,
- au fait,
- beside,
- by,
- coextensively,
- collaterally,
- contemporary,
- conversant,
- equidistantly,
- in parallel,
- informed,
- nondivergently,
- parallelly,
- parallelwise,
- red-hot,
- side-by-side,
- up,
- up-to-date,
- up-to-the-minute,
- versed