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across

/əˈkɹɔs/adverb2 syllables

Across means: transversely.

Synonyms for across2

adverb, as in transversely

crosswise, crossways

What does across mean?2

adverb

1

transversely“the marble slabs were cut across”

2

to the opposite side“the football field was 300 feet across”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with across?11

two syllables

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Across in a sentence

  • The lake was frozen, so we walked across the ice.CM
  • If you come across my book, will you send it to me?CK
  • If you come across an unfamiliar word, look it up in your dictionary.CK
  • He ran across the street, leaving her alone.Zifre
  • A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields, and over a hill.spockofvulcan
  • He went to the beach, and looked far across the sea toward the horizon.unknown
  • When you come across new words, you must look them up in your dictionary.CK
  • For our singing lessons, we would go to the music school across the road.CM

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