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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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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.
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.
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 to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a…. Learn more.
Something that is across something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it. Anyone from the houses across the road could see him. When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before. Synonyms: over, on the other or far side of, past, beyond More Synonyms of across. Across is also an adverb.
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.
ACROSS meaning: 1. from one side of something to the other: 2. on the opposite side of: 3. used after a…. Learn more.
preposition. On, at, or from the other side of. Across the street. American Heritage. From one side to the other of, or so as to cross. Webster's New World. So as to cross; through. Drew lines across the paper. American Heritage.
Definition of across adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
