across
From one side to the otherFrom one side to the other.
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» A cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебежал кот. — marafon
Дорогу перебежала кошка. — marafon
Дорогу перебіг кіт. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(not comparable)From one side to the other.
she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
to the opposite side
(not comparable)On the other side.
If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
(not comparable)In a particular direction.
He leaned across for a book.
(not comparable)Horizontally.
I got stuck on 4 across.
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
4 languagesOrigin
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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Synonyms
2 synonymsCollocations
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.