across
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across
- /əˈkɹɒs/ New Zealand, UK
- /əˈkɹɔs/ Australia, British, Southern
- /əˈkɹɔs/ US
- /əˈkɹɑs/ US, cot caught merger
- /əˈkɹɔst/ US, proscribed
- /əˈkɹɑst/ US, proscribed
- /əˈkɹɒs/ Canada
- /əˈkɾɔs/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɒs
Where it comes from
From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
preposition acrost
- To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). We rowed across the river.
- On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest). That store is across the street.
- across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest). And make sure you're parked across the mall in the outside lot. […] Last time I was there, I parked in a parking structure and paid an arm and a leg for it.
- From one side to the other within (a space being traversed). The meteor streaked across the sky.
- At or near the far end of (a space). "Mam's baking and Cathleen's asleep. I've got a pile of washing bubbling in the copper, so I'd best be off." With that she was across the room and out the door.
- Spanning. This poetry speaks across the centuries.
- Throughout. All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
- So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle. Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
- In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of. Keep across all the latest news here at Channel 10.
adverb acrost
- From one side to the other. she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
- On the other side. If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
- In a particular direction. He leaned across for a book.
- Horizontally. I got stuck on 4 across.
noun acrosses · acrost
- A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue. I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crosswise, crossways, over, crossed, decussate, intersectant, intersecting, behind, through, above, horizontally, around, wide, width, inside, set
Translations
Every language
prep on the opposite side
| Español | al otro lado de |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반대편에서 bandaepyeoneseo |
| 日本語 | 向こう mukō |
| 中文 | 在對面 /在对面 zài duìmiàn |
| Português | do outro lado de |
| Deutsch | gegenüber |
| Italiano | attraverso, dall'altra parte |
| Ελληνικά | απέναντι apénanti, αντίπερα antípera |
| Română | dincolo de, peste |
| Русский | че́рез čérez, напро́тив naprótiv, на друго́й стороне́ na drugój storoné |
| العربية | عَبْرَ ʕabra |
prep from the far side
| Español | a través de, cruzando |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가로질러 garojilleo |
| 日本語 | ...の向こうに -no mukō-ni, ...を横切って -o yokogitte, ...の向こう側に -no mukōgawa-ni |
| 中文 | 橫過 /横过 héngguò |
| Português | através |
| Deutsch | über |
| Italiano | attraverso |
| Ελληνικά | δια μέσου dia mésou |
| Русский | че́рез čérez, поперёк poperjók |
| العربية | عَبْرَ ʕabra |
| עברית | מֵעֵבֶר me'éver |
prep perpendicularly
| 한국어 | 수직으로 sujigeuro |
|---|---|
| Português | perpendicularmente |
| Italiano | attraverso |
| Ελληνικά | καθέτως kathétos, κατακορύφως katakorýfos |
| Русский | поперёк poperjók |
prep from one side to another
| Español | atravesado, a través de, cruzando |
|---|---|
| 中文 | but see 從一邊到另一邊 /从一边到另一边 cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān |
| Português | através |
| Français | à travers |
| Deutsch | quer |
| Italiano | attraverso |
| Ελληνικά | κατά πλάτος katá plátos |
| Română | prin, peste |
| Русский | че́рез čérez, сквозь skvozʹ |
| العربية | عَبْرَ ʕabra |
prep bridging a gap
| Español | entre, a través de |
|---|---|
| Português | através |
| Italiano | attraverso |
| Ελληνικά | δια μέσου dia mésou |
| Русский | че́рез čérez, сквозь skvozʹ |
prep spanning; throughout
| Español | en |
|---|
adv from one side to the other
| Español | a través, de través |
|---|---|
| 中文 | but see 從一邊到另一邊 /从一边到另一边 cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān |
| Română | dincolo, trans- |
adv on the other side
| 한국어 | 반대편에서 bandaepyeoneseo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 在對面 /在对面 zài duìmiàn |
| Română | pe cealaltă parte, dincolo |
adv in a particular direction
| 한국어 | 으로 euro |
|---|---|
| 中文 | but see 從...的一邊向 /从...的一边向 cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān |
adv crosswords: horizontally
| 中文 | 橫寫的 /横写的 héngxiě de |
|---|---|
| Português | em horizontal |
| Italiano | attraverso, orizzontale |
| Ελληνικά | οριζόντιος orizóntios |
| Română | de-a curmezișul, în curmeziș, transversal, orizontal |
Talk about this word "across." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/across. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. across. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/across "across." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/across.Cite this
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title = {across},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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