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
Trump’s defense lawyer Todd Blanche asked Cohen on cross examination.—Brian Bennett, TIME, 28 May 2024 Thirty seconds later, a left cross ended the fight.—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Verb
Recommended Why Chinese migrants cross US southern border in growing numbers
In those years after the Umbrella Movement was stifled, Ms. Wong remembered feeling hopeful for a more democratic Hong Kong, despite the somber mood in the city.—Kanis Leung, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024 The case is one of two this term in which the justices have wrestled with when government advocacy crosses a constitutional line into coercion.—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 30 May 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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