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across

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preposition

ə-ˈkrȯs How to pronounce across (audio)
 chiefly dialectal  -ˈkrȯst
1
a
: from one side to the opposite side of : over, through
swam across the river
b
: on the opposite side of
lives across the street from us
2
: so as to intersect or pass through at an angle
sawed across the grain of the wood
3
: so as to find or meet
Researchers have come across important new evidence.
4
a
: throughout
… obvious interest across the nation. Robert Goralski
b
: so as to include or take into consideration all classes or categories

across

2 of 3

adverb

1
: in a position reaching from one side to the other : crosswise
cut the potato across into thin slices
2
: to or on the opposite side
The stream was small enough to jump across.
3
: so as to be understandable, acceptable, or successful
trying to get an argument across

across

3 of 3

adjective

: being in a crossed position
stood with her arms across

Synonyms

Preposition

Adverb

Example Sentences

Preposition We took a ferry across the river. We saw them walking across the street. She reached across the table to shake his hand. They traveled back and forth across the border. Airplanes flew across the sky above us. He was seated across the table from me. The accident happened just across the state line. A smile spread across her face. Looking out across the ocean, he saw land. The sun's light spread across the mountains. Adverb The streams are small enough to jump across. They walked across to the other side of the street. They reached across and shook each other's hand. At its widest point, the pond measures 150 feet across. I saw them crossing the street and I waited until they were safely across. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Preposition
In recent years, Modern Vascular spread across the country from Mesa to 17 locations in 10 states, marketing minimally invasive treatments for a narrowing of the arteries in the legs known as peripheral artery disease. Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2022 Multiple other victims were shot and killed across the country in the prior months as the duo made their way to the nation's capital region from Washington state. Denise Lavoie And Matthew Barakat, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 By the time of the late monarch’s funeral Monday, the U.K. will have come to a near-standstill, with most businesses shuttered and thousands of events canceled across the country. Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 The Texas battle comes as the rights of young trans people are heavily contested across the country. Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Both Peters and Hamercheck had spoken with Lindell associate Doug Frank, a former Cincinnati-area teacher who worked with local officials across the country, prior to the symposium, according to The Washington Post. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022 Milwaukee is the second of eight markets across the country to receive the WORTH grant. Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022 Extreme rainfall has intensified across the country, and warming probably played a role. Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022 Several other victims were fatally wounded across the country in the prior months as the duo made their way to the nation's capital region from Washington state. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022
Adverb
The green lights seen on the port side anchor as the camera pans across are from the laser scaling system, explained Paul Henry Nargeolet, a veteran Nautile submersible pilot and Titanic diver. CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 And the 24-year-old relative newcomer Ward, who looks a little like a young Sidney Poitier, is remarkably warm and grounded in a part that could easily have been swallowed by the two-time Oscar winner playing across from him. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2022 People are being walked across, facilitated by the federal government and helped to come into our country without any vaccination history or health checks. Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 They were driven to a river and told to walk across on the rocks, carrying the wounded. Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The bitterness of this game, though, sits in the eighth and ninth innings, when the Sox couldn’t push the tiebreaking run across. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Diamond Sports Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, announced on Wednesday that its direct-to-consumer streaming service, Bally Sports+, will launch across all 19 Bally Sports regional sports network brands (RSNs) on Sept. 26. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 But more often than not, responses to questions—particularly those that may reflect on someone’s judgment, decisions, or intentions––come across as defensive. Womensmedia, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Floodwaters stretched as wide as 60 miles across, wrote UCLA researchers in their recent flood risk study. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2022
Adjective
On the north, dozens of rows of produce stretch the across property with tall trellises strung up to hold large vining plants. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2022 The propellers, all four, are almost 17 feet across, and they’re attached to 2,400-hp Wright R-3350-24WA 18-cylinder radial engines, which give it a top speed of 225 mph and 190-mph cruise speed with a 4,900-mile range. J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2022 This week, Newport had subcontractors doing site work on the Willow Brook property, which is roughly across from Maxine Road on the eastern side of Route 177. Don Stacom, courant.com, 16 Dec. 2021 If Manchester United have hopes of closing the gap on their across-town rivals in Manchester City for next season’s Premier League, major reinforcements will be needed in the team, starting with Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho. Liam Canning, Forbes, 28 May 2021 Reflecting its sporting brief, the new model will only be available with four seats; the three-across rear bench is replaced by two individual thrones. Greg Kable, Car and Driver, 20 May 2021 The views here are unbeatable: across is El Capitan; to your right, Cathedral Rocks; Half Dome lays beyond. Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2021 The songs effortlessly dip into funk, R. & B., and even spoken word, sounding from across generations as acts of protest. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2020 John Prine's music cut across genre, age, race, and gender lines to affect everyone who was fortunate enough to come in contact with his plain-spoken wisdom and razor-sharp wit. Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Preposition

derivative of across entry 2

Adverb

Middle English a-croiz, a-cros "in the shape of a cross, in a crossed position, from one side to another," borrowed from Anglo-French en croiz (from en "in, on"—going back to Latin in— + croiz "cross," going back to Latin cruc-, crux) with assimilation of Anglo-French croiz to cros cross entry 1 and en to a- a- entry 1 — more at in entry 1

Adjective

derivative of across entry 2

First Known Use

Preposition

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

circa 1576, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of across was in the 13th century

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