across

a-cross · preposition

imported

Definitions

preposition

  1. 1.

    From one side to the other of something.

  2. 2.

    On the opposite side of.

  3. 3.

    Throughout an area or among a group.

  4. 4.

    From one side to the other.

  5. 5.

    In width or diameter.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    come across — Find or meet by chance; be perceived in a particular way.
  • •
    get across — Make understood; succeed in crossing.
  • •
    put across — Communicate successfully.
  • •
    across the board — Applying to all categories or groups.
  • •
    across from — Opposite to; facing.

Related words

See also: cross, opposite, over, through
Synonyms: over, spanning, through

Etymology

From Middle English a-cross, from a- ("on") + cross, from Old Norse kross, ultimately from Latin crux ("cross").