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Etymology

From late Middle English acros < a + cross

Pronunciation

Preposition

across

  1. To, toward or from the far side of.
    We rowed across the river
    Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river
    He came across the street to meet me
  2. On the opposite side of.
    That store is across the street
  3. From one side to the other.
    The meteor streaked across the sky
  4. Bridging a gap
    This poetry speaks across the centuries
  5. perpendicularly
    Lay the top stick across the bottom one

Related terms

Derived terms

terms derived from across (preposition)

Adverb

across (not comparable)

Positive across

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)
  1. From one side to the other.
    She helped the blind man across.
    The river is half a mile across.
  2. On the other side.
    If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?.
  3. In a particular direction.
    He leaned across for a book.
  4. (crosswords) Horizontally.
    I got stuck on 4 across.

Translations

from one side to the other
  • Bulgarian: през bg(bg)
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: (no corresponding word, literally:) 從一邊到另一邊 cmn(cmn) (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān), 从一边到另一边 cmn(cmn) (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān)
on the other side
  • Bulgarian: оттатък bg(bg)
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 在對面 cmn(cmn) (zài duìmiàn), 在对面 cmn(cmn) (zài duìmiàn)
in a particular direction
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: (no corresponding word, literally:) 從...的一邊向 cmn(cmn) (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān), 从...的一边向 cmn(cmn) (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān)
crosswords: horizontally
  • Bulgarian: водоравно bg(bg)
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 橫寫的 cmn(cmn) (héngxiě de)， 横写的 cmn(cmn) (héngxiě de)
  • Czech: vodorovně cs(cs)
  • Finnish: vaakasuoraan fi(fi)
  • Greek: οριζόντιος el(el) (orizóntios) m.
  • Italian: attraverso it(it)
  • Slovene: vodoravno
  • Swedish: horisontellt, vågrätt

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