abreast
English
/əˈbɹɛst/
adv
Definitions
- Side by side and facing forward.
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- (obsolete) At the same time; simultaneously.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English abrest prefix from English breast.
Origin
English
breast
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bluebreast English
- breast English
- breast line English
- breastband English
- breastbeam English
- breastbone English
- breasted English
- breastfast English
- breastfeed English
- breastfeeder English
- breastfeeding English
- breastflesh English
- breastful English
- breastgirth English
- breasthook English
- breastie English
- breastknot English
- breastless English
- breastlike English
- breastling English
- breastpin English
- breastplate English
- breastplough English
- breastpoint English
- breastrail English
- breastrope English
- breastshot English
- breaststrap English
- breaststroke English
- breastwear English
- breastwheel English
- breastwork English
- breasty English
- debreast English
- forebreast English
- nonbreast English
- outbreast English
- redbreast English
- unbreast English
- velvetbreast English
- ブレスト Japanese
- abrest Middle English
- brest Middle English
- bros Tok Pisin
- breast
- breasty
- breasted
- unbreast
- breastie
- debreast
- outbreast
- breastpin
- nonbreast
- breastful
- redbreast
- breastknot
- bluebreast
- breastwork
- breastrail
- breastfeed
- breastfast
- breastling
- breastrope
- breastbone
- breastband
- breastshot
- breastlike
- breastwear
- breasthook
- forebreast
- breastbeam
- breastless
- breastplate
- breaststrap
- breastpoint
- breastgirth
- breastwheel
- breast line
- breastflesh
- velvetbreast
- breastplough
- breaststroke
- breastfeeder
- breastfeeding