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   across

   /əˈkrɒs/

   preposition

   • 1. from one side to the other of (a place, area, etc.): "I ran across the street" Similar to the other side offrom one side of … to the otheroverthroughout the width/expanse ofcoveringeverywhere onon all parts of
   • 2. expressing position or orientation in relation to (an area or passage): "they lived across the street from one another" Similar on the other side ofoverbeyondpast

   adverb

   • 1. from one side to the other of a place, area, etc.: "he had swum across" Similar to the other side offrom one side of … to the otheroverthroughout the width/expanse ofcoveringeverywhere onon all parts of
   • ▪ used with an expression of measurement: "a crater some 30 metres across"
   • 2. used to express position or orientation: "he looked across at me" Similar on the other side ofoverbeyondpast
   • 3. referring to a crossword answer which reads horizontally: "19 across"

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘in the form of a cross’): from Old French a croix, en croix ‘in or on a cross’, later regarded as being from a-2 + cross.

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   How do you use across in a sentence?

   • In addition to the uses shown below, across is used in phrasal verbs such as 'come across', 'get across', and 'put across'. 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. He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy.

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   Is across a preposition or adverb?

   • 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: …

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   What is the meaning of cross?

   • 1. On, at, or from the other side of: across the street. 2. So as to cross; through: drew lines across the paper. 3. From one side of to the other: a bridge across a river. 4. Into contact with: came across my old roommate. 1. From one side to the other: The footbridge swayed when I ran across. 2.

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   What is the meaning of the word 'across'?

   • The word 'across' means from one side to the other. It can also refer to a clue whose solution runs horizontally in a grid, or a direction that is horizontal. For example, 'If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?' or 'He leaned across for a book'.

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   What does 'across the board' mean?

   • 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. The phrase "across the board" means that all parts of something are affected.

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   Is across an adverb?

   • Across is also an adverb. Richard stood up and walked across to the window. If something is situated or stretched across something else, it is situated or stretched from one side of it to the other. ...the floating bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle. He scrawled his name across the bill.

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   • Znaczenie Across, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ACROSS definicja: 1. from one side to the other of something...

   • Across: Catalan Translation

     ACROSS translate: d’una banda a l’altra (de), a l’altra...

   • Across: Russian Translation

     ACROSS translate: через , на той стороне, в поперечнике ....

   • Across: German Translation

     ACROSS translate: über, auf der anderen Seite von, hinüber;...

   • Across: Italian Translation

     across translate: attraverso, da una parte all’altra (di),...

   • Across: Arabic Translation

     ACROSS translate: عَبر, عَلَى الجانِب الآخَر. Learn more in...

   • Across: Malay Translation

     across translate: ke seberang, seberang, seberangi. Learn...

   • Across: Indonesian Translation

     ACROSS translate: menyeberang, di seberang, ke seberang....

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