prep
across
uh-KROS
prep
1
From one side of something to the other.
"She swam across the river."
"They built a bridge across the valley."
2
On the opposite side of.
"The bakery is across the street from the bank."
adv
1
From one side to the other; to the opposite side.
"The river is about a mile across."
How to Use Across
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMoving or reaching from one side of something to the other, or being positioned on the opposite side.
Common pairings
across the street
across the world
get across
Word Forms
acrosses plural
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Etymology
From Middle English acros, originally a-croiz — "in the form of a cross" — from Anglo-Norman croiz ("cross").