Cross
The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's…The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general.
» I crossed the river by boat.
Ich überquerte den Fluss per Schiff.
Я переправился через реку на лодке.
Я переправився через річку на човні.
Я переправилася через річку на човні.
Meaning
14 sensesThe cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general.
A place in the United Kingdom:
A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062).
A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067)
A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539).
A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034).
A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish and Ellesmere Urban parish, north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936).
A village in Compton Bishop parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4154).
A place in Ireland:
A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.
An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
Examples
1429 sentencesI crossed the river by boat.
Я переправився через річку на човні. — deniko
ruЯ переправился через реку на лодке. — sharptoothed
deIch überquerte den Fluss per Schiff. — al_ex_an_der
I saw him cross the street.
Я бачив, як він переходив дорогу. — deniko
ruЯ видел, как он переходил улицу. — marafon
deIch habe ihn die Straße überqueren sehen. — MUIRIEL
I saw him cross the road.
Я бачив, як він переходив дорогу. — deniko
ruЯ видел, как он переходил дорогу. — marafon
I want to cross this bridge.
Я хочу перейти на інший бік цього мосту. — deniko
I saw Tom cross the street.
Я бачив, як Том переходить вулицю. — deniko
Origin
* As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word* As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsCollocations
12 patterns- cross the street
- crossed the border
- cross the river
- cross the road
- to cross the
- cross the bridge
- cross the finish
- cross that bridge
- cross this bridge
- crossed my mind
- cross legged on
- fingers crossed