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across

ac·ross

UK/əˈkɹɒs/ US/əˈkɹɔs/ very common
adverb (3) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

to the opposite side

  • “the football field was 300 feet across”
2.

in such a manner as to be understood and accepted

  • “she cannot get her ideas across”
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3.

transversely

  • “the marble slabs were cut across”
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adjective

1.

placed crosswise

  • “spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers”
  • “crossed forks”
  • “seated with arms across”
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Origin

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”).

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