English Explanatory Dictionary

across

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  2. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  3. across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
  4. From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
  5. At or near the far end of (a space).
  6. Spanning.
  7. Throughout.
  8. So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
  9. In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
adv
  1. From one side to the other.
  2. On the other side.
  3. In a particular direction.
  4. Horizontally.
noun
  1. A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɹɒs/ ə-krŏs′ /əˈkɹɔs/ ə-krôs′ /əˈkɹɑs/ en-us-across.ogg /əˈkɹɔst/ /əˈkɹɑst/

Word forms

across acrost acrosses

Etymology

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.

Related words

cross

Derived words

across country across from across lots across-the-board across the board across the ditch across the line across the pond across the way across variable acrosswise broad across the beam bump across come across come across with cut across drag one's balls across draw a sponge across the slate draw a wet sponge across the slate draw the sponge across the slate draw the wet sponge across the slate get across get across the line happen across keep across pass a sponge across the slate pass a wet sponge across the slate pass the sponge across the slate pass the wet sponge across the slate put across put one across put oneself across put the heart across one read across run across shot across the bow shot across the bows stumble across sweep across take across tens across the board thereacross trust someone across the street whereacross

Translations

Arabic: عَبْرَ Armenian: մյուս կողմում Armenian: մյուս կողմը Armenian: դիմացը Asturian: al otru llau de Azerbaijani: üzbəüz Bashkir: аша Belarusian: насу́праць Belarusian: насупро́ць Bulgarian: оттатък Bulgarian: отвъд Chinese Mandarin: 在對面 /在对面 Czech: přes Danish: over Dutch: overheen Dutch: tegenover Esperanto: trans Finnish: toisella puolella West-Frisian: dwers German: gegenüber Greek: απέναντι Greek: αντίπερα Italian: attraverso Italian: dall'altra parte Japanese: 向こう Korean: 반대편에서 Northern Kurdish: li aliyê din yê Macedonian: преку Malayalam: അപ്പുറം Polish: po drugiej stronie Polish: naprzeciwko Portuguese: do outro lado de Romanian: dincolo de Romanian: peste Russian: че́рез Russian: напро́тив Russian: на друго́й стороне́ Scottish Gaelic: thar Scottish Gaelic: thairis air Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn air Serbo-Croatian: prekoputa Slovak: cez Slovene: čez Lower Sorbian: pśez Spanish: al otro lado de Swedish: över Telugu: ఆవల Telugu: అవతల Ukrainian: напро́ти Ukrainian: навпро́ти
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