abreast
Meaning
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- Side by side and facing forward.
- Alongside; parallel to.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
- Breast high (of an advancing wave).
- Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- (obsolete) At the same time; simultaneously.
Synonyms
parallel connection
therewhile
occurring together
shunt connection
connection in parallel
in-bridge
install in parallel
at once
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbɹɛst/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English abrest. By surface analysis, a- (“on, at”) + breast, meaning “breasts (chests) in line, side-by-side and exactly equally advanced”; roughly “breast-by-breast”.
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