How to pronounce abreast in American English
“abreast” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to abreast the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “abreast” in: all accents · British English (49 clips)
“abreast” in real sentences — American speakers
72 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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are abreast and knowledgeable about AFM?
CDC
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The President is kept abreast of this problem regularly.
The Obama White House
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People were lined up eight abreast outside to get in.
State Department
Words that sound like “abreast”
Words one sound away from abreast — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of abreast. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.