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Dictionary: a·cross   (ə-krôs', ə-krŏs') pronunciation
prep.
  1. On, at, or from the other side of: across the street.
  2. So as to cross; through: drew lines across the paper.
  3. From one side of to the other: a bridge across a river.
  4. Into contact with: came across my old roommate.
adv.
  1. From one side to the other: The footbridge swayed when I ran across.
  2. On or to the opposite side: We came across by ferry.
  3. Crosswise; crossed.
  4. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: put our idea across; get a message across.
adj.
Being in a crossed position: seated with arms across.

[Middle English acrois, from Anglo-Norman an croiz : an, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + croiz, cross (from Latin crux; see cross).]


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In addition to the idiom beginning with across, also see come across; cut across; get across; put across; run across.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: From one side to the other.

pronunciation Something went crabwise across the snow this morning. — Maxine Kumin

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Misspellings: across
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Common misspelling(s) of across

  • accross

Translations: Across
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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - over, på den anden side, henover, på tværs af
adv. - over, ovre

idioms:

  • across country    tværs gennem landet
  • across from    over for
  • across the board    generel, over en bank
  • across the tracks    på afveje, på vildspor
  • across the way    på den anden side, modsat, vis-a-vis

Nederlands (Dutch)
over, overdwars, horizontaal (kruiswoordpuzzel), tegenover, overal/in alle gelederen, aan de overkant

Français (French)
prep. - d'un côté à l'autre, de l'autre côté, en face de, en travers de, à travers, (fig) partout, à tous les niveaux
adv. - d'un côté à l'autre, de l'autre côté, vers, en face

idioms:

  • across country    (aller/prendre) à travers champs
  • across from    en face de
  • across the board    général, (US) jouer gagnant (aux courses)
  • across the tracks    (vivre) dans les quartiers défavorisés
  • across the way    en face, de l'autre côté

Deutsch (German)
prep. - über, durch, auf der anderen Seite, jenseits
adv. - hinüber, im Durchmesser

idioms:

  • across country    auf dem Landweg
  • across from    gegenüber
  • across the board    allgemein, global
  • across the tracks    auf der Schattenseite
  • across the way    gegenüber

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - απέναντι, απ' τη μια πλευρά στην άλλη
adv. - εγκαρσίως, κατά πλάτος, απέναντι, σταυροειδώς, λοξά, απ' τη μια πλευρά στην άλλη

idioms:

  • across country    μέσα από τα χωράφια
  • across from    από απέναντι
  • across the board    γενικός, καθολικός, (στοίχημα) πλασέ
  • across the tracks    (από την) άλλη μεριά της πόλης
  • across the way    εδώ κοντά
  • come across    συναντώ κατά τύχη, βρίσκω κατά τύχη, περνώ από (το μυαλό κάποιου)
  • come across with    παρέχω, δίνω (χρήματα, πληροφορίες)

Italiano (Italian)
attraverso, da un capo all'altro, dall'altra parte, dirimpetto

idioms:

  • across from    di fronte a
  • across the board    in lungo e in largo, a tutti i livelli, uguale per tutti
  • go across    attraversare

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - através de
adv. - de um lado a outro, de lado a lado

idioms:

  • across from    através de
  • across the board    completamente
  • across the way    do outro lado do caminho
  • get across    tornar-se claro, tornar-se convincente
  • go across    ir de um lado a outro

Русский (Russian)
поперек, через, по горизонтали

idioms:

  • across from    напротив
  • across the board    поровну, равномерно
  • across the way    через дорогу, поблизости
  • get across    раздражать, ясно формулировать
  • go across    пересекать

Español (Spanish)
prep. - del otro lado de, a través, por sobre, de una parte a otra
adv. - del otro lado de, a través, al otro lado de, cruzado, en cruz

idioms:

  • across country    a campo traviesa
  • across from    enfrente de
  • across the board    general, lineal, por categorías
  • across the tracks    en el barrio bajo de la ciudad, en el barrio pobre de la ciudad
  • across the way    enfrente, del otro lado

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - över, tvärsöver, genom
adv. - över, på tvären, vågrätt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
横越, 穿过, 与...相交叉, 在...那边, 横过, 另一边, 交叉

idioms:

  • across country    越过田野
  • across from    在...对面
  • across the board    全面地
  • across the tracks    在贫民区
  • across the way    街对面

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 橫越, 穿過, 與...相交叉, 在...那邊
adv. - 橫過, 另一邊, 交叉

idioms:

  • across country    越過田野
  • across from    在...對面
  • across the board    全面地
  • across the tracks    在貧民區
  • across the way    街對面

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~을 가로질러, ~의 맞은편에, 교차하여
adv. - 가로질러, 반대쪽에, 직경으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 向かい側に, 幅が
prep. - 横切って, 向こう側に, 反対側に, 交差して

idioms:

  • across country    田野を横断して, クロスカントリーの
  • across from    向かいに
  • across the board    全面的に
  • across the way    道路の向こう側
  • come across    見付ける, 伝わる, 渡す, 印象を与える, 横切る
  • get across    …をいらいらさせる, 成功する, 渡らせる
  • go across    渡る, …へ行く, 理解される
  • run across    偶然出会う, 偶然見付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) على, فوق, على طول الشيء (ظرف) عبر, من جانب إلى جانب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮על-פני, מעבר ל-, בהצטלבות עם, לרוחב, מצד לצד, לעבר השני, בעבר השני‬
adv. - ‮על-פני, מעבר ל-, בהצטלבות עם, לרוחב, מצד לצד, לעבר השני, בעבר השני, אופקית‬


 
 
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