across.
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Meaning & usage
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
That store is across the street.
across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
The meteor streaked across the sky.
He walked across the room.
At or near the far end of (a space).
Spanning.
This poetry speaks across the centuries.
Throughout.
All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
She had straps fastened across the conduit every six feet.
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
Keep across all the latest news here at Channel 10.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old French en Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Old French crois Anglo-Norman an croizbor. Middle English acros English across From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
From one side to the other.
she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
On the other side.
If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
In a particular direction.
He leaned across for a book.
Horizontally.
I got stuck on 4 across.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old French en Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Old French crois Anglo-Norman an croizbor. Middle English acros English across From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old French en Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Old French crois Anglo-Norman an croizbor. Middle English acros English across From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
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