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- Dictionaryacross/əˈkrɒs/
preposition
- 1. from one side to the other of (a place, area, etc.): "I ran across the street" Similar
- 2. expressing position or orientation in relation to (an area or passage): "they lived across the street from one another" Similar
adverb
- 1. from one side to the other of a place, area, etc.: "he had swum across" Similar
- 2. used to express position or orientation: "he looked across at me" Similar
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ACROSS definition: 1. from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a…. Learn more.
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.
We use across as a preposition (prep) and an adverb (adv). Across means on the other side of something, or from one side to the other of something which has sides or limits such as a city, road or river: …
(əkrɒs , US əkrɔːs ) In addition to the uses shown below, across is used in phrasal verbs such as 'come across', 'get across', and 'put across'. 1. preposition A2. If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other. She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed.
from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. on or to the other side of; beyond: across the sea. into contact with; into the presence of, usually by accident: to come across an old friend; to run across a first edition of Byron.
ACROSS meaning: 1. from one side of something to the other: 2. on the opposite side of: 3. used after a…. Learn more.
1. from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. 2. on or to the other side of; beyond: across the sea. 3. into contact with; into the presence of, usu. by accident: to come across an old friend. 4. crosswise of or transversely to the length of something; athwart.
Across describes something that's situated on the opposite side or the direction you have to go to get from one side to another. Thinking about swimming across the English Channel? It's 23.7 miles across from England to France, so you might want to take a boat instead.
Definition of across preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
across meaning, definition, what is across: from one side of something to the other: Learn more.
