keep abreast of
to stay up to date
TRANSLATION
keep abreast of = auf dem neuesten Stand bleiben abreast = nebeneinander, Seite an Seite, auf gleicher Höhe --- GOOGLE INDEX keep abreast of: approximately 3,300,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
For the last several years, corporate computer networks have been under constant attack. In order to protect themselves against this onslaught, companies need to KEEP ABREAST OF the constant changes in their attackers’ methods.
(Forbes magazine)
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KEEP ABREAST OF all the news of the election via our Scottish politics website, our Facebook page or our election Twitter page.
(BBC News)
(Forbes magazine)
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KEEP ABREAST OF all the news of the election via our Scottish politics website, our Facebook page or our election Twitter page.
(BBC News)
Did you
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keep abreast of
idiom
- to stay up to date with the latest news, ideas, or information
(Oxford Dictionary)
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The term abreast (a + breast) is from the notion of "with the breasts in line" and is used as a synonym for side-by-side or alongside:
- On European and Middle Eastern airlines that fly the 777-200, which use 10 seats abreast, the seat width is only 17 inches. (Seattle Times)
- The trouble arises when people walk 3 or 4 abreast across the entire path or wear iPods and are oblivious to everything around them. (Internet forum for cyclists)
- The entire fleet lined up three abreast across the river just 130 metres apart, as a salute to the Cunard Building and the City of Liverpool. (Liverpool online news site)
The figurative sense derives from this idea of being at the same level; in other words having the same amount of or the latest information. In addition to keep, this expression is used with several other verbs such as "stay" and "remain."
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SYNONYMS
keep in the loop, stay on top of, remain current with, keep an eye on
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The Internet makes it easy to keep abreast of developments around the world."
idiom
- to stay up to date with the latest news, ideas, or information
(Oxford Dictionary)
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The term abreast (a + breast) is from the notion of "with the breasts in line" and is used as a synonym for side-by-side or alongside:
- On European and Middle Eastern airlines that fly the 777-200, which use 10 seats abreast, the seat width is only 17 inches. (Seattle Times)
- The trouble arises when people walk 3 or 4 abreast across the entire path or wear iPods and are oblivious to everything around them. (Internet forum for cyclists)
- The entire fleet lined up three abreast across the river just 130 metres apart, as a salute to the Cunard Building and the City of Liverpool. (Liverpool online news site)
The figurative sense derives from this idea of being at the same level; in other words having the same amount of or the latest information. In addition to keep, this expression is used with several other verbs such as "stay" and "remain."
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SYNONYMS
keep in the loop, stay on top of, remain current with, keep an eye on
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The Internet makes it easy to keep abreast of developments around the world."
