cross write
cross write · cross writes · cross wrote · cross written · cross writing
To write across a page, and then turn the paper ninety degrees and overwrite, done in…To write across a page, and then turn the paper ninety degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To write across a page, and then turn the paper ninety degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight.
Forms
cross writes, cross writing, cross wrote, cross written| Base form | cross write · to cross write |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cross writes |
| Present participle | cross writing |
| Past simple | cross wrote |
| Past participle | cross written |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle