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   a·cross

   /əˈkrôs/

   preposition

   • 1. from one side to the other of (a place, area, etc.): "I ran across the street" Similar to the other side offrom one side of … to the otheroverthroughout the width/expanse ofcoveringeverywhere onon all parts of
   • 2. expressing position or orientation in relation to (an area or passage): "they lived across the street from one another" Similar on the other side ofoverbeyondpast

   adverb

   • 1. from one side to the other of a place, area, etc.: "he had swum across" Similar to the other side offrom one side of … to the otheroverthroughout the width/expanse ofcoveringeverywhere onon all parts of
   • ▪ used with an expression of measurement: "a crater some 30 feet across"
   • 2. used to express position or orientation: "he looked across at me" Similar on the other side ofoverbeyondpast
   • 3. referring to a crossword answer which reads horizontally: "19 across"

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘in the form of a cross’): from Old French a croix, en croix ‘in or on a cross’, later regarded as being from a-2 + cross.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACROSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     We use across as a preposition (prep) and an adverb (adv)....

   • Across: Thai Translation

     ACROSS translate: ข้าม, ตรงข้าม, ไปยังด้านตรงข้าม. Learn...

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACROSS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Across definition: from one side to the other of. See examples of ACROSS used in a sentence.

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   Across describes something that's situated on the opposite side or the direction you have to go to get from one side to another. Thinking about swimming across the English Channel? It's 23.7 miles across from England to France, so you might want to take a boat instead.

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