What does across mean?

Definitions for across
əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɒsacross

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

  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

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. across

    Across is a preposition that indicates movement, placement, or action from one side or location to the other side or location of something. It can also refer to covering or spanning a certain distance or area. In a figurative sense, across can indicate a comparison or contrast between different groups or categories.

Webster Dictionary

  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

  1. Across

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

Editors Contribution

  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  

Suggested Resources

  1. Across

    Across vs. Cross -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Across and Cross.

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

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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. Dennis Miller:

    Our new partnership between The The CW and LIV Golf will deliver a whole new audience and add to the growing worldwide excitement for the league, with CW’s broadcasts and streams, more fans across the country and around the globe can partake in the LIV Golf energy and view The CW innovative competition that has reimagined the sport for players, fans and the game of golf.

  2. Naomi Irion:

    Please save my daughter and bring her home, anything, any little, tiny bit of information, please call... No piece of information is too small to report. At this point, we need everyone's help across the nation because the incident happened so close to I-80. She could be anywhere, anywhere in the nation.

  3. Carlos Nobre:

    The data doesn't show a strong impact like we're seeing across every other sector of the economy, we are not seeing this with deforestation, which continues to be high.

  4. Michelle Manning:

    All of a sudden, Eric Schneiderman just slapped me, open-handed and with great force, across the face, landing the blow directly onto my ear, it was horrendous. It just came out of nowhere. My ear was ringing. I lost my balance and fell backward onto the bed. I sprang up, but at this point there was very little room between the bed and him.

  5. Daniel Lin:

    They thought that advertising was enough to get their message across, that can't work when the message is unclear to begin with.

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Translations for across

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  • عبرArabic
  • водоравно, през, оттатъкBulgarian
  • přes, vodorovněCzech
  • über, querGerman
  • κατά πλάτος, αντίπερα, απέναντι, οριζόντιος, καθέτως, κατακορύφως, δια μέσουGreek
  • al otro lado de, através, a través, atravesadoSpanish
  • ristiin, poikittain, kohti, poikki, halki, yli, vaakasuoraan, toisella puolellaFinnish
  • à traversFrench
  • dwersWestern Frisian
  • sallIrish
  • tarsainn, thairis air, tarsainn air, thar, thairisScottish Gaelic
  • भर मेंHindi
  • մյուս կողմը, վրայով, խաչաձեւ, միջով, մի կողմից մյուսը, դիմացը, մյուս կողմումArmenian
  • transInterlingua
  • di seberangIndonesian
  • attraverso, orizzontale, dall'altra parteItalian
  • על פניHebrew
  • 向こう側, 横切って, 向こうJapanese
  • កាត់Khmer
  • di ser ... re, li aliyê din yê, di ... re, di ser hev reKurdish
  • попреку, пре́куMacedonian
  • overheen, horizontaal, zijdelings, tegenoverDutch
  • [[do]] [[outro]] [[lado]] [[de]], perpendicularmente, [[em]] [[horizontal]], atravésPortuguese
  • trans-, dincolo, dincolo de, prin, transversal, de-a curmezișul, peste, pe cealaltă parte, orizontal, în curmezișRomanian
  • сквозь, че́рез, поперёкRussian
  • cezSlovak
  • prek, vodoravno, čezSlovene
  • vågrätt, tvärs över, horisontellt, över, genomSwedish
  • అవతల, ఆవలTelugu

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