across
A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clueA word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
» A cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебежал кот.
Дорогу перебежала кошка.
Дорогу перебіг кіт.
Meaning
1 senses(in compounds, often)A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
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
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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Forms
plural: acrossesWord family
18 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