I. ə-ˈkrȯs, chiefly dialect -ˈkrȯst adverb
Etymology: Middle English acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in (from Latin in ) + crois cross, from Latin crux
Date: 14th century
1. : in a position reaching from one side to the other : crosswise
2. : to or on the opposite side
3. : so as to be understandable, acceptable, or successful
get an argument across
II. preposition
Date: 1591
1.
a. : from one side to the opposite side of : over , through
swam across the river
b. : on the opposite side of
lives across the street from us
2. : so as to intersect or pass through at an angle
sawed across the grain of the wood
3. : so as to find or meet
came across your football in the hall closet
4.
a. : throughout
obvious interest across the nation — Robert Goralski
b. : so as to include or take into consideration all classes or categories
across differences, they insist, there can be no rational dialogue — Huston Smith
III. adjective
Date: 1621
: being in a crossed position