Definitions for Across
əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒsAcross

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. acrossadverb

   to the opposite side

   "the football field was 300 feet across"

2. across, crosswise, crosswaysadverb

   transversely

   "the marble slabs were cut across"

Wiktionary(4.33 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. acrossnoun

   A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid.

   I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.

2. acrossadverb

   From one side to the other.

3. acrossadverb

   On the other side.

   If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?.

4. acrossadverb

   In a particular direction.

   He leaned across for a book.

5. acrossadverb

   Horizontally.

   I got stuck on 4 across.

6. acrosspreposition

   To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

7. acrosspreposition

   On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

   That store is across the street.

8. acrosspreposition

   On the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).

9. acrosspreposition

   From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).

10. acrosspreposition

    At or near the far end of (a space).

11. acrosspreposition

    Spanning.

    This poetry speaks across the centuries.

12. acrosspreposition

    Throughout,

    All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.

13. acrosspreposition

    So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.

14. Etymology: from a-croiz, from an + croiz, from crux

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Acrossadverb

   Athwart, laid over something so as to cross it.

   Etymology: from a for at, or the French à, as it is used in à travers, and cross.

   The harp hath the concave not along the strings, but across the strings; and no harp hath the sound so melting and prolonged as the Irish harp. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 223.

   This view’d, but not enjoy’d, with arms across,
   He stood, reflecting on his country’s loss. John Dryden, Fables.

   There is a set of artisans, who, by the help of several poles, which they lay across each others shoulders, build themselves up into a kind of pyramid; so that you see a pile of men in the air of four or five rows rising one above another. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Acrossnoun

   from side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river

2. Acrossadverb

   from side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across

3. Acrossadverb

   obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry

4. Etymology: [Pref. a- + cross: cf. F. en croix. See Cross, n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Across

   a-kros′, prep. or adv. crosswise: from side to side. [Prep. a, and Cross.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. across

   In a specific direction.

   We went across the road to our Aunt's house to see her new baby.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Across' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #428

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Across' in Written Corpus Frequency: #507

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Across' in Adverbs Frequency: #226

How to pronounce Across?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Across in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Across in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Across in a Sentence

1. Rick Meckler:

   The Swiss move was obviously the big move, people are trying to get their arms around what it means for the U.S. stock market, it will take some of the morning to sort out the impact of the Swiss move across the board.

2. Shoukat Ahmed:

   When there are no tourists, there are no sales, we are also unable to sell across India because communication is down.

3. Census Bureau chief Steven Dillingham:

   It's the first time the word is really getting across the nation that the 2020 census is here.

4. Matthew Elliott:

   I wouldn't see it as the wind of [ presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald ] Trump - I think there is a much wider anti-establishment feeling across the world.

5. Suzannah Creech:

   We need to ask about military service across all levels of the education and healthcare systems to better identify families and teens who may be at risk and in need of intervention, we also need to convey to parents that the health of the family environment is just as important as physical health.

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