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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: …
Across definition: from one side to the other of. See examples of ACROSS used in a sentence.
across. 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.
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.
Definition of across preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.