cross
Transverse; lying across the main directionTransverse; lying across the main direction.
» 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
7 sensesTransverse; lying across the main direction.
At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.
quer
попере́чныйpoperéčnyj, перекрёстныйperekrjóstnyj
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
(UK)(of someone) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; (of words) tinged with anger.
They exchanged a few cross words.
She was rather cross about missing her train on the first day of the job.
verärgert, böse
серди́тыйserdítyj
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
cross interrogatories
cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other
Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
(archaic)Opposite, opposed to.
His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.
entgegengesetzt, gegenüber
противополо́жныйprotivopolóžnyj
протиле́жнийprotyléžnyj
(archaic)Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
(archaic)Dishonest.
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
Translations
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By meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English cross, cros, from Old English cros (“rood, cross”), from Old Norse kroFrom Middle English cross, cros, from Old English cros (“rood, cross”), from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux (crucī). In this sense displaced native Middle English rode, from Old English rōd (“cross”); see English rood. Doublet of crouch (“cross”) and crux. Compare Welsh croes, Irish crois.
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Forms
crosser, crossestSynonyms
17 synonyms- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis:transversetransversalthwartwise
- annoyed and irritable:crabbedcrabbyfussygrouchygrumpybad-temperedill-tempered
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
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