across

³across

prep

Definition of ACROSS

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 <came across your football in the hall closet>

4

a : throughout <obvious interest across the nation — Robert Goralski> b : so as to include or take into consideration all classes or categories <across differences, they insist, there can be no rational dialogue — Huston Smith>

Examples of ACROSS

1. We took a ferry across the river.
2. We saw them walking across the street.
3. She reached across the table to shake his hand.
4. They traveled back and forth across the border.
5. Airplanes flew across the sky above us.
6. He was seated across the table from me.
7. The accident happened just across the state line.
8. A smile spread across her face.
9. Looking out across the ocean, he saw land.
10. The sun's light spread across the mountains.

First Known Use of ACROSS

1591

Related to ACROSS

Synonyms: athwart, over, through

Related Words: around, round; beyond, past

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