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a·cross [ ə kráwss, ə króss ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating that somebody or something is on the opposite side of something or moves or reaches from one side to the other
  (prep) I live across the street from you.
(adv) a bridge wide enough to walk across |
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1. preposition in spite of boundaries: in such a way that boundaries or borders are transcended
united across cultures
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2. adjective so as to cross something: in such a way as to intersect or form a cross with something
placed one board across the other
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3. preposition throughout: all over something or somewhere
all across the state
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4. adverb measured in width: as measured from one side of something to the other
about an inch across
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5. adverb horizontally on crossword: in a horizontal position in a crossword puzzle
See also down1 (sense 18)
couldn't find the solution to 3 across
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| [13th century. < Old French à croix or en croix "transversely" < Latin crux "cross"] |
