ALL meanings of across
a·cross
A a - preposition across If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other. 3
- preposition across Across is also an adverb. 3
- preposition across If something is situated or stretched across something else, it is situated or stretched from one side of it to the other. 3
- preposition across If something is lying across an object or place, it is resting on it and partly covering it. 3
- preposition across Something that is across something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it. 3
- adverb across If you look across at a place, person, or thing, you look towards them. 3
- preposition across You use across to say that a particular expression is shown on someone's face. 3
- preposition across If someone hits you across the face or head, they hit you on that part. 3
- preposition across When something happens across a place or organization, it happens equally everywhere within it. 3
- preposition across When something happens across a political, religious, or social barrier, it involves people in different groups. 3
- adverb across Across is used in measurements to show the width of something. 3
- preposition across from one side to the other side of 3
- preposition across on or at the other side of 3
- preposition across so as to transcend boundaries or barriers 3
- preposition across fully informed about; dealing with 3
- adverb across from one side to the other 3
- adverb across on or to the other side 3
- adverb across so as to cross; crosswise 3
- preposition across from one side to the other of, or so as to cross 3
- preposition across on or to the other side of; over; through 3
- noun across From one side to the other of (something). 1
- preposition across from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. 1
- preposition across on or to the other side of; beyond: across the sea. 1
- preposition across into contact with; into the presence of, usually by accident: to come across an old friend; to run across a first edition of Byron. 1
- preposition across crosswise of or transversely to the length of something; athwart: coats across the bed; straddled across the boundary line. 1
- adverb across from one side to another. 1
- adverb across on the other side: We'll soon be across. 1
- adverb across crosswise; transversely: with arms across. 1
- adverb across so as to be understood or learned: He couldn't get the idea across to the class. 1
- adverb across into a desired or successful state: to put a business deal across. 1
- adjective across being in a crossed or transverse position; crosswise: an across pattern of supporting beams. 1
- preposition across opposite 1
- preposition across so as to cross or intersect 1
- preposition across throughout 1
- adverb across in width 1
- adverb across in crosswords 1
- noun across (crosswords) A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid. 0
- adverb across From one side to the other. 0
- adverb across On the other side. 0
- adverb across In a particular direction. 0
- adverb across (crosswords) Horizontally. 0
- preposition across To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). 0
- preposition across On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest). 0
- preposition across (Southern US, African American Vernacular) On the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest). 0
- preposition across From one side to the other within (a space being traversed). 0
- preposition across At or near the far end of (a space). 0
- preposition across Spanning. 0
- preposition across Throughout. 0
- preposition across So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle. 0