across Hear it!

Jump To: synonymsSynonyms · linkLink/Cite
Also found in: idiomsAH Idiom Dictionary
across definition

across (ə krôs′, ə kräs′)

adverb

  1. so as to cross; crosswise
  2. from one side to the other
  3. on or to the other side

Etymology: ME acros < a-, on, in + cros, cross, after Anglo-Fr an croix

  1. from one side to the other of, or so as to cross
  2. on or to the other side of; over; through

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

idioms across idiom

across Synonyms

across

modif. and prep.

crosswise, crossed, athwart, to the opposite side of, over, over against, opposite, directly opposite, on the other side, from side to side of, from one side to another, in a crossing position, transversely, contrariwise, in front of, beyond.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"across." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/across>

APA Style

across. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/across

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment