cross
To make or form a crossTo make or form a cross.: To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
» I crossed the river by boat.
Ich überquerte den Fluss per Schiff. — al_ex_an_der
Я переправился через реку на лодке. — sharptoothed
Я переправився через річку на човні. — deniko
Я переправилася через річку на човні. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
18 sensesTo make or form a cross.
To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
She frowned and crossed her arms.
verschränken
скре́щиватьskréščivatʹ, скрести́тьskrestítʹ
схре́щуватиsxréščuvaty, схрести́тиsxrestýty
To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
to cross the letter t
trace a line through or across
To mark with an X.
Cross the box which applies to you.
ankreuzen
To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.( Crossed letter on WikipediaWikipedia )
(reflexive)To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
sich bekreuzigen
крести́тьсяkrestítʹsja, перекрести́тьсяperekrestítʹsja
хрести́тисяxrestýtysja, перехрести́тисяperexrestýtysja
(transitive)To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
fold so as to resemble a cross
To move relatively.
(transitive)To go from one side of (something) to the other.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
You need to cross the street at the lights.
kreuzen, überqueren
пересека́тьperesekátʹ, пересе́чьpereséčʹ, переходи́тьperexodítʹ
перетина́тиperetynáty, перетну́тиperetnúty
(intransitive)To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
Ships crossing from starboard have right-of-way.
kreuzen
пересека́тьperesekátʹ, пересе́чьpereséčʹ
(transitive)To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
November 4, 1866, James David Forbes, letter to E. C. Batten Esq. Your kind letter crossed mine.
Relative movement by a player or of players.
Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
He crossed the ball into the penalty area.
meet and pass
To score a try.
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
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
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
crosses, crossing, crossed, crossedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- cross upпродати, продаватиTo double-cross or betray (someone).
- cross offпозначати, мітитиTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
- cross outвикреслити, викреслюватиTo strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
- cross overпройти, проходитиTo pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another.
Synonyms
24 synonyms- to cover or extend over an area or time period:traversespansweep
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties:crossbreedhybridizehybridiseinterbreed
- meet at a point:intersect
- travel across or pass over:traversetrackcoverpass overget overget acrosscut throughcut across
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:thwartqueerspoilscotchfoilfrustratebafflebilk
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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