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across

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a⋅cross

  [uh-kraws, uh-kros]
Use across in a Sentence
–preposition
1. from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river.
2. on or to the other side of; beyond: across the sea.
3. into contact with; into the presence of, usually by accident: to come across an old friend; to run across a first edition of Byron.
4. crosswise of or transversely to the length of something; athwart: coats across the bed; straddled across the boundary line.
–adverb
5. from one side to another.
6. on the other side: We'll soon be across.
7. crosswise; transversely: with arms across.
8. so as to be understood or learned: He couldn't get the idea across to the class.
9. into a desired or successful state: to put a business deal across.
–adjective
10. being in a crossed or transverse position; crosswise: an across pattern of supporting beams.
Origin:
1470–80; a- 1 + cross
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a·cross   (ə-krôs', ə-krŏs')   
prep.  

  1. On, at, or from the other side of: across the street.

  2. So as to cross; through: drew lines across the paper.

  3. From one side of to the other: a bridge across a river.

  4. Into contact with: came across my old roommate.

adv.  

  1. From one side to the other: The footbridge swayed when I ran across.

  2. On or to the opposite side: We came across by ferry.

  3. Crosswise; crossed.

  4. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: put our idea across; get a message across.

adj.  Being in a crossed position: seated with arms across.

[Middle English acrois, from Anglo-Norman an croiz : an, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + croiz, cross (from Latin crux; see cross).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

across 
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. an cros "in a crossed position," lit. "on cross." Prepositional meaning "from one side to another" is first recorded 1591; meaning "on the other side (as a result of crossing)" is from 1750. Phrase across the board originally from horse-racing, in reference to a bet of the same amount of money on a horse to win, place, or show.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

across

In addition to the idiom beginning with across, also see come across; cut across; get across; put across; run across.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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