across
To, toward, or from the far side ofTo, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
» A cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебежал кот.
Дорогу перебежала кошка.
Дорогу перебіг кіт.
Meaning
9 sensesTo, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
über
че́резčérez, поперёкpoperjók
че́резčérez, упо́перекupóperek, попере́кpoperék
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
That store is across the street.
(Southern US)Across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
gegenüber
поперёкpoperjók, че́резčérez, напро́тивnaprótiv
напро́тиnapróty, навпро́тиnavpróty
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
The meteor streaked across the sky.
He walked across the room.
quer
че́резčérez, сквозьskvozʹ
черезčerez, крізьkrizʹ
At or near the far end of (a space).
Spanning.
This poetry speaks across the centuries.
че́резčérez, сквозьskvozʹ
Throughout.
All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
She had straps fastened across the conduit every six feet.
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
Keep across all the latest news here at Channel 10.
Examples
1902 sentencesA cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебіг кіт. — deniko
ruДорогу перебежал кот. — marafon
Our school is across the river.
Наша школа знаходиться на тому боці річки. — ChickenKiev
ruНаша школа находится за рекой. — Hellerick
The store is across the street.
Магазин - на іншому боці вулиці. — aandrusiak
deDer Laden ist auf der anderen Straßenseite. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His house is across the street.
Його будинок через дорогу. — deniko
ruЕго дом через дорогу. — marafon
deSein Haus steht auf der anderen Straßenseite. — Sudajaengi
The hole is about five feet across.
Дірка близько 5 футів у діаметрі. — uaspeaker
ruДырка около 5 футов в диаметре. — timsa
deDas Loch hat einen Durchmesser von circa anderthalb Metern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-NormanFrom Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
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Word family
1 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- across the street
- across the river
- swim across the
- swim across
- to swim across
- walked across the
- across this river
- live across the
- across the room
- walked across
- across the road
- swim across this