Definition of across Across

/ʌkɹɔˈs/ - [ukros] - a•cross

We found 15 definitions of across from 7 different sources.

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What does across mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

across - transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across"
  crosswise, crossways
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • across (n.)
    From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.
  • across (adv.)
    From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
  • across (adv.)
    Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • across
    Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
  • across
    From one side to the other.
  • across
    In a transverse manner.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • across
    a-kros′, prep. or adv. crosswise: from side to side. [Prep. a, and Cross.]

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  • Across can mean "on the opposite side of" or "from one side to another"

Part of speech

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  • across, adjective.

Pronunciation

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