INDEX:
1. ACROSS
RELATED WORDS
to go across a place : ↑ GO
on the other side of something : ↑ OPPOSITE
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1. ACROSS
▷ across /əˈkrɒsǁəˈkrɔːs/ [preposition/adverb]
from one side of something to the other :
▪ The children ran across the road.
▪ I’ve always wanted to sail across the Atlantic.
▪ We gazed across the valley.
▪ The traffic was heavy so it took a long time to get across.
across to
▪ He walked across to the window.
▷ over /ˈəʊvəʳ/ [preposition]
going from one side of something to the other, especially by flying, jumping, climbing, or using a bridge :
▪ A cat jumped over the fence.
▪ the road over the mountains
▪ one of the bridges over the Rhine
▷ through /θruː/ [preposition/adverb]
from one side or end of something to the other -- use this about going through a town, a forest, or a crowd, or looking through a hole, window etc :
▪ I pushed my way through the crowd.
▪ walking through the forest
▪ We drove through Baltimore on our way to Washington.
▪ I could see her through the window.
▪ The trip through the tunnel takes about 40 minutes.
▪ We found a gap in the fence and climbed through.
▷ trans- /trans-, trænz-/ [prefix]
transatlantic/transcontinental/trans-European etc
going a long distance across a large area of land or water :
▪ transatlantic flights
▪ the first transcontinental railroad
▷ cross /krɒsǁkrɔːs/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
to go from one side of something to the other, for example to cross a river or road, or to cross a field or room :
▪ Antonia went to cross the street to buy us some sodas.
▪ He plans to cross the Himalayas on foot.
▪ How are we going to cross the river?
▪ Before you cross, make sure there are no other cars coming.
▷ cut across /ˌkʌt əˈkrɒsǁ-əˈkrɔːs/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to go straight across something such as a field or road to save time, instead of going around it or by a longer way :
▪ Farmers have begun putting up fences to prevent visitors from cutting across their land.
▪ They moved south along the edge of a field, then cut across Highway 18.
▷ cut through /ˌkʌt ˈθruː/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to go across an area such as a garden, a wood, or a group of buildings, instead of going around it on a path or road, because it is quicker :
▪ Instead of taking the main road I cut through the churchyard and jumped over the wall at the bottom.
▪ Her house wasn’t far, if he cut through the woods.
▷ crossing /ˈkrɒsɪŋǁˈkrɔː-/ [countable noun]
a journey across an area of water or group of mountains :
▪ The Atlantic crossing took nearly three months.
▪ His party made the first east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada in 1833.