Noun
a necklace with a gold cross
The teacher marked the absent students on her list with crosses.
Those who could not write signed their names with a cross. Verb
We crossed the state border hours ago.
The dog crossed the street.
The highway crosses the entire state.
He was the first runner to cross the finish line.
The train crosses through France.
Put a nail where the boards cross.
One line crossed the other. Adjective
I didn't mean to make you cross.
I was cross with her for being so careless.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The sport takes place in the fall along with girls golf, tennis, cross country, water polo, and girls’ volleyball.—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024 Nik Needham is being cross trained to play safety, and the Dolphins have a trio of rookies - Patrick McMorris, the team’s 2024 sixth round pick, Jordan Colbert and Mark Perry - fighting to gain some traction.—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Verb
Unlike driving in, there was some traffic control for pedestrians to cross surrounding streets.—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024 Before the new order took effect, three of his friends were able to cross the border and are now in Denver.—Reyes Mata Iii, New York Times, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cross
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Word History
Etymology
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Preposition, and Adverb
Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc-, crux
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Old English cros, probably from an early Norse or an early Irish word derived from Latin crux "cross" — related to crucial, cruise, crusade, crux, excruciating
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