🇬🇧🇪🇸 abreast - codo con codo : English Lesson

Meaning of "abreast" ("codo con codo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

“Abreast” means people (or animals, or even robots!) are standing or walking right next to each other in a line, all going the same way at the same time, shoulder to shoulder.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

We shuffled abreast into the dentist’s office, bravely pretending our teeth weren’t terrified.

We marched abreast into the kitchen, bravely facing the terrifying mountain of dirty dishes.

Four snails raced abreast, which was exciting for exactly three hours and then still going.

My friends and I walked abreast into the cafeteria, each with a lunch so weird even the lunch lady stared.

My brother and I tiptoed abreast past the sleeping baby, holding our sneezes like ticking time bombs.

Two brothers walked abreast along the wet sand, feet matching, shells crunching. A little boat rowed abreast of them, oars in time. They paused, stood abreast to watch the sun sink, their breaths warm, hands linked abreast. Together, abreast against the wind, they laughed as waves tickled their toes. They felt safe.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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