acrossadverb, preposition
uk/əˈkrɒs/us/əˈkrɑːs/A2 from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river:
She walked across the field/road.
They're building a new bridge across the river.
When I reached the river, I simply swam across.
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- He folded his arms across his chest.
- Her books and clothes were packed into chests and shipped across to Canada.
- Their hoofs threw up clods of earth as they galloped across the field.
- On the eastern horizon, a huge cloud of smoke from burning oil tanks stretched across the sky.
- Quigley clouted me smartly across the side of the head.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Through, across, opposite and against
- across country idiom
- agin
- along
- catty-corner
- country
- cross
- cross-country
- front
- give
- give onto sth
- on
- opposite
- other
- overland
- through
- thru
- to
- trans
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acrosspreposition
uk/əˈkrɒs/us/əˈkrɑːs/A2 on the opposite side of:
The library is just across the road.
in every part of a particular place or country:
Voting took place peacefully across most of the country.
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- There is a small wood just across the river.
- Across the valley, troops were gathering.
- Across the world, people are praying for peace.
- My school is just across the road from where I live.
- His workshop is just across the courtyard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Through, across, opposite and against
- across country idiom
- agin
- along
- catty-corner
- country
- cross
- cross-country
- front
- give
- give onto sth
- on
- opposite
- other
- overland
- through
- thru
- to
- trans
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Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere