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Across

əˈkrɒs

Across definitions

adposition

from one side to the other of (a place, area, etc.)

"I ran across the street"

Synonyms:
to the other side of from one side of … to the other over throughout the width/expanse of covering everywhere on on all parts of
expressing position or orientation in relation to (an area or passage)

"they lived across the street from one another"

Synonyms:
on the other side of over beyond past

adverb

Inflections:

across

from one side to the other of a place, area, etc.

"he had swum across"

Synonyms:
to the other side of from one side of … to the other over throughout the width/expanse of covering everywhere on on all parts of
- used with an expression of measurement
  
  "a crater some 30 metres across"
used to express position or orientation

"he looked across at me"

Synonyms:
on the other side of over beyond past
referring to a crossword answer which reads horizontally

"19 across"