across
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ACROSS
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from one side to the other side of (something)
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We took a ferry across the river.
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We saw them walking across the street.
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She reached across the table to shake his hand.
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They traveled back and forth across the border.
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Airplanes flew across the sky above us.
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She slapped him right across the face. [=she slapped his face]
b
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on the other side of (something)
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He was seated across the table from me.
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Our grandparents live across the street (from us).
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The accident happened just across the state line.
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so as to reach or spread over or throughout (something)
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A smile spread across her face.
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Looking out across the ocean, he saw land.
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The sun's light spread across the mountains.
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The disease spread quickly across the country.
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in every part of (a country, region, etc.)
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The movie is now showing in theaters across [=throughout] America.
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Newspapers (all) across the world reported the story.
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We could hear the bells all across town.
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across
/əˈkrɑːs/
adverb
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across
/əˈkrɑːs/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACROSS
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from one side to the other
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The streams are small enough to jump across.
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They walked across to the other side of the street.
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They reached across and shook each other's hand.
2
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in a measurement from one side to the other side
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At its widest point, the pond measures 150 feet across.
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The hole was 10 feet across. [=10 feet wide]
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on the opposite side
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I saw them crossing the street and I waited until they were safely across.
across from
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on the opposite side from (someone or something)
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She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
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The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
