What part of speech is across?

Across can be categorized as an adverb and a preposition.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. across is a preposition.
  • 2. across is an adverb.

What does across mean?

Definitions

Adverb
across - transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across"

Noun
across - A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid.
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Examples of across

#   Sentence  
1. adv. The marble slabs were cut across.
2. adv. I am not sure from the article as written that the global nature of this effort comes across.
3. adv. I have ate here 3 times since they first opened, and the service has been poor each time, the staff always comes across as somewhat rude and slow.
4. adv. The people there attempt to come across and professional and nice, but I was disappointed with their customer service.
5. adv. The bridge is safe; you can drive across.
6. adv. The visitor sat across from me.
7. adv. I'm just going across to the flower shop.
8. adv. The lake is four miles across.
9. adv. This river is dangerous to swim across.
10. adv. Your meaning didn't come across clearly.
11. adv. Your argument came across well.
12. adv. The lake is three miles across.
13. adv. The river is shallow here. We can walk across.
14. adv. His explanation didn't come across well.
15. adv. He came across to us as being honest.
16. prep. Thus far, none of the many "human rights" busybodies across the world have bothered to even notice such a development.
17. prep. On its journey across the Bay of Bengal the freighter was tracked by the Indian navy and Orissa-based spy planes of India's Aviation Research Center; it was intercepted by Indian naval vessels off Sri Lanka's east coast.
18. prep. Michele Tollis, Fabio's father, began to attend metal concerts and festivals across Europe, handing out leaflets and quizzing Fabio's friends.
19. prep. Adolf Hitler even held an exhibition of 'degenerate art' in 1937, while curating a parallel show of 'Aryan' art across the street.
20. prep. I went across the bay last night to attend a farmer's market and music event.
21. prep. IT still cannot commit to transferring messages across domains.
22. prep. My take is that the UDCs will be indifferent to this (maybe?) and our #1 priority is to work to get the PG&E model adopted across the state.
23. prep. These changes are occurring across all species, Parmesan told UPI's Climate.
24. prep. "Across the United States, the northern edge of species' range is expanding," she said.
25. prep. Some localized extinctions already have occurred across some of its habitat.
26. prep. The 1.25 million people who have been housed in stadiums and convention centers across Texas will begin to populate Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Galveston, and the surrounding areas.
27. prep. <across the sanded floor of the cafe at one end of the Albergo of United Italy, kept by Giorgio Viola, the old companion of Garibaldi.
28. prep. Across the board, the American military is stretched to the breaking point.
29. prep. Iran also stands accused of aiding terrorism across the globe.
30. prep. Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.
Sentence  
adv.
The marble slabs were cut across.
I am not sure from the article as written that the global nature of this effort comes across.
I have ate here 3 times since they first opened, and the service has been poor each time, the staff always comes across as somewhat rude and slow.
The people there attempt to come across and professional and nice, but I was disappointed with their customer service.
The bridge is safe; you can drive across.
The visitor sat across from me.
I'm just going across to the flower shop.
The lake is four miles across.
This river is dangerous to swim across.
Your meaning didn't come across clearly.
Your argument came across well.
The lake is three miles across.
The river is shallow here. We can walk across.
His explanation didn't come across well.
He came across to us as being honest.
prep.
Thus far, none of the many "human rights" busybodies across the world have bothered to even notice such a development.
On its journey across the Bay of Bengal the freighter was tracked by the Indian navy and Orissa-based spy planes of India's Aviation Research Center; it was intercepted by Indian naval vessels off Sri Lanka's east coast.
Michele Tollis, Fabio's father, began to attend metal concerts and festivals across Europe, handing out leaflets and quizzing Fabio's friends.
Adolf Hitler even held an exhibition of 'degenerate art' in 1937, while curating a parallel show of 'Aryan' art across the street.
I went across the bay last night to attend a farmer's market and music event.
IT still cannot commit to transferring messages across domains.
My take is that the UDCs will be indifferent to this (maybe?) and our #1 priority is to work to get the PG&E model adopted across the state.
These changes are occurring across all species, Parmesan told UPI's Climate.
"Across the United States, the northern edge of species' range is expanding," she said.
Some localized extinctions already have occurred across some of its habitat.
The 1.25 million people who have been housed in stadiums and convention centers across Texas will begin to populate Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Galveston, and the surrounding areas.
<across the sanded floor of the cafe at one end of the Albergo of United Italy, kept by Giorgio Viola, the old companion of Garibaldi.
Across the board, the American military is stretched to the breaking point.
Iran also stands accused of aiding terrorism across the globe.
Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.
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