ACROSS


Meaning of ACROSS in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

Note: In addition to the uses shown below, '~' is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘come ~’, ‘get ~’, and ‘put ~’.

1.

If someone or something goes ~ a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.

She walked ~ the floor and lay down on the bed...

He watched Karl run ~ the street to Tommy.

...an expedition ~ Africa.

PREP

Across is also an adverb.

Richard stood up and walked ~ to the window.

ADV: ADV after v

2.

If something is situated or stretched ~ something else, it is situated or stretched from one side of it to the other.

...the floating bridge ~ Lake Washington in Seattle...

He scrawled his name ~ the bill...

PREP

Across is also an adverb.

Trim toenails straight ~ using nail clippers.

ADV: ADV after v

3.

If something is lying ~ an object or place, it is resting on it and partly covering it.

She found her clothes lying ~ the chair...

The wind pushed his hair ~ his face.

= over

PREP

4.

Something that is ~ something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it.

Anyone from the houses ~ the road could see him...

When I saw you ~ the room I knew I’d met you before.

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Across is also an adverb.

They parked ~ from the Castro Theatre...

ADV: ADV after v, usu ADV from n

5.

If you look ~ at a place, person, or thing, you look towards them.

He glanced ~ at his sleeping wife...

...breathtaking views ~ to the hills.

ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep

6.

You use ~ to say that a particular expression is shown on someone’s face.

An enormous grin spread ~ his face...

= over

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7.

If someone hits you ~ the face or head, they hit you on that part.

Graham hit him ~ the face with the gun.

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8.

When something happens ~ a place or organization, it happens equally everywhere within it.

The film ‘Hook’ opens ~ America on December 11...

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9.

When something happens ~ a political, religious, or social barrier, it involves people in different groups.

...parties competing ~ the political spectrum...

~ the board: see board

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10.

Across is used in measurements to show the width of something.

This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm ~...

ADV: amount ADV

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