cross1 verbcross2 nouncross3 adjective
crosscross1 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 
VERB TABLE
cross
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | cross |
| he, she, it | crosses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crossed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crossed |
| he, she, it | has crossed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crossed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cross |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crossed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am crossing |
| he, she, it | is crossing | |
| you, we, they | are crossing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was crossing |
| you, we, they | were crossing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crossing |
| he, she, it | has been crossing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crossing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crossing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crossing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Antonia went to cross the street to buy us some sodas.
- Before you cross, make sure there are no other cars coming.
- Doris sat down and crossed her legs.
- He plans to cross the Himalayas on foot.
- How are we going to cross the river?
- I wouldn't cross her if I were you.
- It took a lot of courage to cross the Rocky Mountains in those days.
- Johnson crossed the finish line in first place.
- Look both ways before crossing the street.
- Some species of plants can be crossed very easily.
- There's a post office where Oakland Road crosses 32nd Street.
- They crossed the Atlantic in a convoy of fifty ships.
- This is the point where Washington's army crossed the Delaware River.
- As you accomplish tasks, cross them off your list.
- But our correction had put us on course and we crossed the shoreline at Alexandria.
- I had to reverse, climb up to retrieve the runner and cross the wall for a third time.
- Military traffic has been crossing the new pontoon bridge since Dec. 31 at a rate up to 400 vehicles each day.
- She had crossed this road before, deftly robbing Peter to slip a rubber cheque into Paul's back pocket.
- They cross roads diagonally, walk in front of parked cars and forget to look in more than one direction at junctions.
- They also began to cross over from the rhythm-and-blues audience to the mainstream pop audience.
- What crosses this border is information, in the form of chemicals.
THESAURUSto travel
to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: · We travelled to Russia by train.· I love to travel.
to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: · We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.· He’s gone to London on business.· It’s quicker to go by plane.
to travel to work or school: · She commutes to work by bicycle.
to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: · The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday: · They’re touring Europe by coach.
to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities: · They went trekking in the mountains.· She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack: · He went backpacking in Australia.
especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time: · When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.· The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
literary to travel, especially a long distance: · He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who officially tries to prove that someone is guilty from one side of something to the other: · The children ran across the road.· I've always wanted to sail across the Atlantic.· We gazed across the valley.· The traffic was heavy so it took a long time to get across.across to: · He walked across to the window.
going from one side of something to the other, especially by flying, jumping, climbing, or using a bridge: · A cat jumped over the fence.· the road over the mountains· one of the bridges over the Rhine
from one side or end of something to the other -- use this about going through a town, a forest, or a crowd, or looking through a hole, window etc: · I pushed my way through the crowd.· walking through the forest· We drove through Baltimore on our way to Washington.· I could see her through the window.· The trip through the tunnel takes about 40 minutes.· We found a gap in the fence and climbed through.
: transatlantic/transcontinental/trans-European etc going a long distance across a large area of land or water: · transatlantic flights· the first transcontinental railroad
to go from one side of something to the other, for example to cross a river or road, or to cross a field or room: · Antonia went to cross the street to buy us some sodas.· He plans to cross the Himalayas on foot.· How are we going to cross the river?· Before you cross, make sure there are no other cars coming.
to go straight across something such as a field or road to save time, instead of going around it or by a longer way: · Farmers have begun putting up fences to prevent visitors from cutting across their land.· They moved south along the edge of a field, then cut across Highway 18.
to go across an area such as a garden, a wood, or a group of buildings, instead of going around it on a path or road, because it is quicker: · Instead of taking the main road I cut through the churchyard and jumped over the wall at the bottom.· Her house wasn't far, if he cut through the woods.
a journey across an area of water or group of mountains: · The Atlantic crossing took nearly three months.· His party made the first east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada in 1833.
to enter a country · Everyone entering the country must show a passport.· The barbed wire fences and mine fields are designed to stop people leaving or entering.· Congress is considering raising the number of skilled workers who may enter the country each year.
to enter a country from another country which is next to it, and is not separated from it by the sea: · Many people cross the border illegally in search of work.cross the border into: · Every day more and more desperate refugees were crossing the border into Kenya.
to enter another country in order to live there permanently: immigrate to: · Her father immigrated to America from China in 1947.· Born in Jamaica, Rigby had immigrated to England 30 years before.
what you say when you promise something · "Promise me you'll write to me." "I promise."I promise (that) · I won't go. I promise I won't go.
say this when you want to make a very serious and sincere promise: · You won't regret this - I give you my word.I give you my word/you have my word (that): · I give you my word that I'll do everything I can.· Do I have your word, Mr Bigelow, that this problem will be corrected?
say this when you are making a promise to someone you know well - used especially by children: · "Do you promise?" "Cross my heart."
say this when you are making a very firm promise, that you will never break. I swear is used in court: · I swear that the evidence I give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
to remove writing, film, or music from paper, a tape etc to remove part or all of a document in a computer, so that it no longer exists: · I think you should delete the second paragraph.· The computer automatically deletes any files you have not saved.
British /erase American to remove writing or pictures from paper by rubbing with a piece of rubber, or to remove writing or pictures from a board by rubbing with a cloth: · Use a pencil so you can erase your mistakes.rub something out: · I had to rub the whole thing out and start again.rub out something: · Someone had rubbed out my name.
to draw a line through a word to show that it was a mistake or that you want to change what you have written: cross out something: · She crossed out the names of people who had left.cross something out: · That's not right. Cross it out and start again.
to remove writing, film, or music that has been recorded on a machine: · Is there any way I can erase this videotape so no one will see what's on it?· Somehow the magnets had erased the entire cassette.
to remove a section from a computer document, piece of writing, or film: · Some of the descriptions are a bit long and should be cut.· A couple of the scenes had to be cut because they were too violent.
to remove something when you are preparing a book, piece of film etc for printing or broadcasting. : edit something out: · If you make a mistake, don't worry - we can edit it out before the interview is shown.edit out something: · They had edited out several of the most important points in the article.
when a thought comes into your mind to have an idea or thought in your mind, especially one that appears suddenly: · What are you thinking right now?think of: · I've just thought of a really good idea.· Has she thought of any names for the baby?· "Did you ask Rita?" "No, I didn't think of that."think of doing something: · There was water spraying everywhere, but nobody even thought of turning it off.think (that): · I think I'll go and see what's happening out there.
to think of an idea: · I have an idea. Why don't I drive the kids to school and then you can stay here.· Let me know if you have any good ideas.· Theresa had another idea. We would hitchhike to her hometown, and live in her brother's garagehave an idea for: · Collings had an idea for a device that would block out TV programs that parents didn't want their children to watch.
spoken to think something: · I've just had an awful thought. What if all the banks are closed?· I had an interesting thought today when I was talking to Anita. Do you realize that she's never asked us to her house in all the time we've known her?
if a new thought occurs to you, you suddenly think it: it occurs to somebody that: · It suddenly occurred to Miranda that perhaps no one would believe her story.· Didn't it occur to you that I might be worried?something occurs to somebody: · The possibility that he might be wrong never occurs to him.it occurs to somebody to do something: · As I thought about Mel and David and how similar they were, it occurred to me to introduce them to each other.
if a thought crosses someone's mind they think about it for a short time: · "Why didn't you call me?" "The thought did cross my mind while I was shopping this afternoon, but then I forgot all about it.it crossed somebody's mind that: · It crossed my mind that I was the only female coach on the committee, but that made me more determined than ever.it crossed somebody's mind to do something: · Several times it had crossed his mind to check on the car, but he never actually did it.it never crossed somebody's mind: · "It never crossed my mind to give up," he said. "It became an obsession."
if a thought enters someone's mind , they begin to think about it: it entered somebody's mind that: · At that moment it entered my mind that maybe someone was trying to kill him.it entered somebody's mind to do something: · Did it ever enter your mind to take out the garbage?it never entered somebody's mind: · It never entered my mind that Philip might be jealous.
if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly think it, especially because of something you have just seen or heard: it strikes somebody that: · I looked around the glittering room and it struck me that I was probably the poorest person there.strike somebody as strike adjective: · My mother was always asking questions, and it struck me as odd that she didn't ask one on this occasion.
if something comes or springs to mind , you suddenly think it, especially in relation to a particular subject that you are considering: · As I read the letter again, a number of thoughts came to mind.· Henry asked the first question that came to mind.· I love the circus life, but when people asked me what I wanted to be when I was older, "circus performer" was not what sprang to mind.
to travel to a place to go to a place that is away from where you live, especially for a holiday or for business: · My parents are in the Caribbean for Christmas, but I couldn't go this year.go (over/out/up/down) to: · We're going to Malta this summer.· We went up to Montreal for a long weekend. · She's been out to Africa several times on diplomatic visits.
to make a journey from one place to another - use this to talk about going to a place that is a long way from your home or when you are going to many different places: · I love to travel.travel from/to/across/through etc: · We travelled from China to Russia by train.· They had been travelling over the dry desert terrain for five days.
to go somewhere for a short time before returning home: · The geography class has taken a trip to Wales.· I'm going on a business trip to Japan next week.go on a trip/take a trip to/through/up/around etc: · We decided to go on a trip through the Rocky Mountains in the spring.· Let's take a trip up the Rhine and stop at some of the castles along the way.
especially British to travel to a place, especially when it is a long way away and the journey is difficult: · Every year he was supposed to go, and every year he could think of excuses for not making the journey.· When the tribe ran out of food, they had no choice but to make the journey north to more fertile ground.
on the way to somewhere: · We stopped en route to meet some friends in Brussels.en route to/from/for: · The flight was en route from Tokyo to Sydney when it experienced engine trouble.
to travel from one place to another, especially because it is difficult or impossible for you to stay where you were: · He was always on the move, never staying in one town more than a few days.· The guerrillas stay on the move to avoid capture.· Thousands of refugees are on the move, fleeing heavy shelling in their home towns.
to travel across a very large area such as a desert, an ocean, or an area of mountains: · It took a lot of courage to cross the Rocky Mountains in those days.· They crossed the Atlantic in a convoy of fifty ships.
WORD SETSacceptor, nounA/D, after date, adverbagio, nounAPACS, ARM, Asian Development Bank, nounATM, nounaval, nounbalance, nounbank, nounbank, verbbank account, nounbank balance, nounbankbook, nounbank card, nounbank draft, nounbanker, nounbanker's card, nounbanker's order, nounbank manager, nounbank mandate, bank money, banknote, nounbank rate, nounBBA, nounb/e, blank cheque, nounBoard of Banking Supervision, nounB of E, bounce, verbbuilding society, nounC/A, cap and collar, nouncapital adequacy, nouncard, nouncardholder, nouncash account, cash against documents, nouncash card, nouncash dispenser, nouncashier, nouncash machine, nouncash management, Cashpoint, nouncash ratio, central bank, nouncertificate of deposit, nouncertificate of protest, nouncharge account, nouncharge card, nouncheckbook, nounchecking account, nounchequebook, nouncheque card, nounCHIPS, CIB, clear, verbclearance, nounclearer, nounclearing bank, nounclearing house, nounClearing House Automated Payment System, nounClearing House Interbank Payments System, nounclient account, CMO, co-manager, nounComptroller of the Currency, nounconfirmed irrevocable credit, credit, verbcredit analysis, credit appraisal, credit control, credit facility, credit rationing, nouncross, verbcrossed cheque, nouncurrent account, nouncustodial account, debit, noundebit, verbdebit card, noundebit note, noundemand account, denomination, noundeposit, noundeposit account, noundeposit certificate, depositor, noundepository institution, deposit protection fund, noundevelopment bank, direct debit, noundirect deposit, noundiscount loan, documentary credit, draft, noundraw, verbeffective rate, EFTPOS, nounendorsee, nounendorser, nounescrow account, Euribor, nounEurodollar, nounEuropean interbank offered rate, export credit, extended credit, face amount, Federal funds, fiduciary, nounfinance charge, financial institution, nounforeign currency account, funder, nounFX, giro, nounhole-in-the-wall, nounidle balance, institutional investment, Issue Department, nounissuer, nounlodgment, nounlong-term credit, loro account, medium-term credit, merchant bank, nounmoney market, nounmoney order, nounnegotiable, adjectivenon-negotiable, adjectivenostro account, note issuance facility, notice account, NOW account, numbered account, overdraft, nounoverfunding, nounoverlend, verbpassbook, nounpayee, nounpaying-in book, nounpaying-in slip, nounpersonal credit, personal identification number, nounPIN, nounpostdate, verbpublic account, R/D, rediscounting, nounreserves, nounrevolving credit, risk analysis, nounsafety-deposit box, nounsave, verbsaver, nounsavings account, nounsavings bank, nounsecured credit, seignorage, nounself-liquidating, adjectiveshort-term credit, smart card, nounstanding order, nounstub, nounsuspense account, Switch card, nounteller, noununsecured credit, vostro account, yield spread,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
It’s easy to have an accident just crossing the road. He was hit by a car when he tried to cross over the road near Euston station. the first steamship to cross the Atlantic It didn’t cross her mind that she might be doing something illegal. He broke down under cross-examination. We sat cross-legged on the floor. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying. Very few workers were willing to cross the picket line. star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together)
It’s easy to have an accident just crossing the road. He was hit by a car when he tried to cross over the road near Euston station. the first steamship to cross the Atlantic It didn’t cross her mind that she might be doing something illegal. (=used to tell someone you have thought of the thing they are suggesting, or have never thought of it)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=bend both arms in front of your body)· He folded his arms across his chest and waited.
(=avoid barriers that usually exist)· Music has the great advantage of crossing cultural barriers.
· The army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw.
(=a place where you cross a border)· There are problems of delays at border crossings.
· These are practical problems that cross political boundaries.
· An estimated 150,000 cars cross the bridge each day.
· A pretty stone bridge crosses the little river.
(=a varied group that is typical of a larger varied group)· We offer entertainment to appeal to a broad cross-section of people.
He broke down under cross-examination. We sat cross-legged on the floor.· We crossed the field and came to the barn.
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying.· We crossed the mountains between Spain and France.
Very few workers were willing to cross the picket line. (=across a border between two countries)· Cross-border raids into Kenya last year caused a serious diplomatic conflict.
· Cross the river by the road bridge and then turn right.
· She was standing on the pavement waiting to cross the road.
· Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats.
(=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you)· She sat cross-legged on the grass.
star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together) (=walk to the other side)· She crossed the street and walked into the bank.
(=someone has a thought)· The thought never crossed my mind that I could be wrong.
· Such a person has sufficiently crossed the threshold of criminality to justify punishment.
(=ask them questions about what they have said)· His attorney cross-examined the witness.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· And anyway, what about all the other equally correct continuations which never crossed our mind until we came to them?· Escaping never crossed his mind, Hall said.· Claudia Arbuthnot was never cross with him or punished him for anything.· The word abortion never crossed our lips.· For some idiotic reason it had never crossed her mind that she might be doing something illegal.· Normally, the idea of having to compete never crosses their employees' minds.· It never crossed my mind that I might one day have to fight.· According to Nissenbaum, this ritual never crossed the ocean.
· Instinctively her arms crossed over her chest.· They crossed over by pontoon bridge.· They stepped off the pavement outside and crossed over to another group of shops that curved around the square.· They also began to cross over from the rhythm-and-blues audience to the mainstream pop audience.· She very much wanted to read the letter she had received and she thought of crossing over to the Villa Nazionale.· Eventually the suspects crossed over into northbound lanes and exited the freeway in Imperial Beach.· Skip, crossing over legs in front and kicking them as high as possible to either side.· Do you want to cross over?
NOUN· These are borders not easily crossed.· Dawn is a tundra border crossed helplessly, as on a train.· The activists blocked traffic Saturday along the Tijuana border crossing.· This is Smuggler's Canyon, on the outskirts of Tijuana, the world's busiest border crossing.· Last November, after bribing the border guards, she crossed the frozen Tumen with her blind daughter.· State Department, which issues border-crossing passes.
· Teams may be outside or cross the conventional boundaries of the business and encompass business partners, suppliers or customers.· Therefore, they found themselves needing to cross the group boundaries in getting products engineered and assembled.· She started with what other people could bring her; she crossed boundaries to do that.· As an additional consequence, fugitive slaves would be free as soon as they crossed the southern boundary of the North.· Many processes, such as sales order processing, will cross departmental boundaries.· He has had to cross three international boundaries in order to reach Chicago.· Speculating about their answers is pointless yet it is inevitable when Mr Garel-Jones's resignation letter crosses the boundary of credulity.· The good news is that many lenders will cross city boundaries if asked.
· A little way along the lane is a humpback bridge that crosses a stream.· By that single, fluid act, a barrier had been removed, a bridge had been crossed.· Wide roads lead to a new bridge crossing the water and traffic can proceed at a fast pace without a halt.· Employees already had cleared the bridges of debris, and only one bridge crossing was under water Monday.· It's been caused by a delay in the operation to move a bridge crossing the M4 near the Severn estuary.· A well-graded road leads south, over a bridge, crosses the freeway and continues into the desert.· The pretty stone bridge which crosses the stream at the end of the walled garden is also listed.
· At low tide it is sometimes just possible to cross the channel without swimming.· The seventy-one-year-old steel cantilever span narrows down to two lanes as it crosses a channel that connects the Gulf to the Mississippi.· He carried on about crossing the Channel for years.· He said any Kurd who crosses the Channel will be sent straight back.· But we're just about to cross the shipping channel.· Once you have crossed the Channel, you then board the gleaming blue and gold coaches for the main journey.
· Nate Cocello allowed a knowing smile to cross his face at what he knew would be the natural reactions of line managers.· As he drives past the Renaissance subdivision, a quiet smile crosses his face.· His brief anger passed, and a wistful smile crossed his swarthy face.· Some sort of unpleasant thought crossed her face.· A cynical smile crossed his face, hidden behind the lip of the beer glass.· The sun rose higher and crossed their faces.· An expression of pain crossed his face at Claudia's reaction.· So many expressions crossed his dark face and even when he was amused there was a sort of hard sensuality about him.
· Turn left with the hedgerow to your right and cross the field to the woods.· To make matters worse, the weather had become stormy, and the plane bumped like a car crossing a field.· Continue and cross the field to gate, keep the hedgerow on the right.· I crossed the fields to an empty road.· Two paths crossed the rectangular field, forming a neat St Andrew's Cross of down-trodden grass.· We walked down the lake path in the direction of the village, then crossed the fields to an abandoned farm.· There is no bumping into the man in front as we cross the fields and move along the narrow Normandy lanes.· We crossed the field and came to the brook.
· Meanwhile, supply sergeants throughout the battalion were keeping their fingers crossed.· Bingham is keeping his fingers crossed that Gray's withdrawal is the only one.· Yanto, who was standing alongside Billy, kept his fingers crossed.· I have my fingers crossed, but my own finances may be on the up.· Next to her, David had his fingers crossed, and she smiled to herself.
· The person who crosses the finish line first in a race has definitely had the most superior performance that day.· Past leaders of the pack have even been known to hold hands in order to cross the finish line together.· And the first of three units at Palo Verde in Arizona could cross the finish line in about 87 months.· But some who crossed the electoral finish line did not have that luxury.
· Physically he had been just one millimetre closer to Doreen than ever before, but emotionally he had crossed a frontier.· Armies would still cross national frontiers and with considerable capacity for doing damage where they fought and trod.· He ignored the great truth - jokes don't cross frontiers.· The nature of the underground drainage can give rise to international problems when streams cross under frontiers.· A Community working for peace - and the planet Pollution crosses frontiers.· The actual bank deposits do not cross national frontiers in the manner that tourists carry foreign bank notes among their holiday belongings.
· Skip with legs crossing over as before.· Her legs were crossed so that her knees were exposed.· He put his arm around her, awkwardly, because her legs were still crossed underneath her.· Cantor had been sitting in one corner, legs casually crossed, one arm thrown over the back of the sofa.· The creator of Yoknapatawpha County took shape on a bench, seated with his legs crossed, holding a pipe.· Both Andriutti and Caughey were sitting with their legs crossed in the same fashion.
· Once that too has been firmly fixed, she starts to erect lines crossing the gap like spokes of a wheel.· The line probably crossed the half billion mark sometime during the seventeenth century.· You can plot the second position line you crossed as a true bearing on your chart or map and mark the distance.· As Savio got close to the end line, he crossed the ball to the far post.· How will the line cross the marshes?· There is one specific place at which the two lines cross.· Cars had to use the single line to cross over from one track to the other when reversing.
· Now syndicates can offer tailor-cut policies that cross those lines.· As is shown in Figures 15. 1c and 15. 2c, a considerable amount of waste crosses State lines.· Like the Robinson-Pattisson connection they could also easily cross lines of religious affiliation.· In their studio, gritty Delta edges were given a smooth, appealing, urban sheen that crossed easily over racial lines.· In December the Red Cross persuaded both sides to allow it to cross their battle lines.· No senator crossed party lines in the voting.· The Channel crossing on Sally Lines was superb, with a magnificent smorgasbord breakfast.· These potential sources of emerging infections are diverse and cross the lines of various scientific disciplines and government agency responsibilities.
· And anyway, what about all the other equally correct continuations which never crossed our mind until we came to them?· The thought of kissing him had never even crossed her mind.· It crossed her mind fleetingly that perhaps this was the attraction for Benedict Beckenham.· The idea that the marriage might not last had not crossed her mind.· Heaven knew why; and the ridiculous notion crossed her mind that the cup itself had wanted her to.· Hasn't it crossed your mind that we will be missed, the others will be wondering what has happened?· This far Celeste had not crossed her mind, but now Ashley felt a sharp twinge of guilt.· His name had somehow crossed Taylor's mind and stuck there; and he sued.
· There would be no need for their paths to cross again.· Two paths crossed the rectangular field, forming a neat St Andrew's Cross of down-trodden grass.· If the path had crossed this line then a clear surface would have been encountered some distance below the clouds.· Here we ignore topological subtleties in the case of the cylinder by considering only paths that do not cross the cut.· If their paths crossed Bryony usually ignored her, but with contempt, as if she was behaving stupidly.· Her path failed to cross with Vitor's, yet throughout the afternoon Ashley remained constantly aware of him.· Although our paths often cross we usually see each other only from a distance.· Since he doubled as surfer and media man, our paths crossed often enough.
· Large stone blocks are set as stepping stones for pedestrians to cross without becoming muddied.· The blare from the horns and the shouting from nearby drivers and pedestrians waiting to cross was both fierce and ugly.· He was killed on a pedestrian crossing when Clara was sixteen.· Pedal pushers in Darlington often go unnoticed by a magnetic loop system at a pedestrian crossing on Parkgate.
· What I remember vividly about the river crossing is how cold the water was.· It was an important river crossing for the Severn.· I had learned about a minor siege connected with an important river crossing not far from my home.· Before I settled among the Tuthanach I wandered further up the river, crossing the great marsh.· He reached the river, crossed the ford, and climbed the winding path up the opposite cliff.· The river crossing at Barden Bridge is the northern turning point.
· She waited there a bit and then dashed up the road and crossed over to our street.· Follow that through for. 6 miles to an unmarked road that crosses the San Pedro River.· Its grounds are private and to the west of the lodge the trail leaves the road to cross Kenmure Moss.· From the Langdon Cliffs car park entrance by the bend follow the road downhill and cross the bridge.· You come east till you reach an oil station at a road crossing.
· Then he crossed the room and switched off the light.· She crossed the room to a low dressing table with a gilt-edged mirror above it.· She crossed the room in a few quick strides, grasped the handle of the door set in the wall and pulled.· I struggled with an impulse to cross the room, but I knew it would only make things worse.· The first two soldiers had now crossed the room and dragged to the floor the men who were tied up.· When he finally withdraws over the threshold, I cross the room to close the door.· In normal spirits he seemed to need only two steps to cross a room.· When I crossed the room, I stopped in front of the fireplace and listened.
· Who'd travel far must cross the seas.· They came eager for the great enterprise, to cross the sea and lay mighty Troy in ashes.
· A little way along the lane is a humpback bridge that crosses a stream.· When the Gingerbread Man wanted to cross a stream, he accepted help from a fox, who ate him.· Soon he crossed a stream which he did not recognize.· Still holding the mangled trophy above his head, he started to cross the stream.· A tumbling weir creates the localized conditions of an upland brook wherever it crosses a silty lowland stream.· He offered to help the Gingerbread Man cross a stream and told the cookie to jump on his tail.· The jeep was fitted with a snorkel so that it could cross the streams and rivers encountered on the way.· After crossing the stream turn right along the track which passes close to Trepewet Farm.
· The Sixth Street crossing has seen 13 collisions since 1972, and Prince has seen 10.· I knew Ludlow Street crossed Delancey, so that meant it ran north and south.
· The thought had crossed my mind to get into producing.· But the thought did cross my mind.· I think of so many things, so many sad and bitter thoughts cross my mind.· Some sort of unpleasant thought crossed her face.· He doubted if the thought had ever crossed Solveig's mind.
· In one sense I was dreading crossing a new threshold with my parents, who would have so many adjustments to make.· Just six of those parties managed to cross the 5 percent threshold necessary for official status in the Duma.· Groceries in hand, I crossed the threshold and moved into the entering phase of breaking and entering.· When people do cross the threshold of the church, do we make it easy for them to take that step?· There must have been a time billions of years ago when life crossed the threshold of irreversibility.· As soon as you got in, and your foot crossed the threshold, you called out your number.· If a council crossed an upper threshold implied by them it ran the risk of being capped.
· My heart lurches when the train from Euston crosses the Clyde.· For each of these values there were two train crossing times: 10 and 30 seconds.· Six simulation runs were thus possible, with two train crossing times for each of the three vehicle separation times.· Charlemagne's baggage train is attacked whilst crossing the Alps on one of his campaigns.· A train was crossing the bridge, and its thunder drummed against the glass.
VERB· Bingham is keeping his fingers crossed that Gray's withdrawal is the only one.· Meanwhile, supply sergeants throughout the battalion were keeping their fingers crossed.· Lourdes and Ana, I notice, have tears in their eyes and keep crossing themselves.· I kept turning as I crossed the fence and landed sideways on the other side.· With Arsenal and Liverpoolthe next 2 games lets keep our fingers crossed.· People have kept their fingers crossed and made do.· Continuing to keep your arms crossed tightly over each other, raise them to chest height.· Nobody was going to keep him from crossing the picket line.
· Determined to try again, he crossed back in the Lusitania, and survived its sinking on 7 May 1915.· If I say Did you see that idiot try to cross the street ahead of me?· But when I tried to cross the fence from the top of a bounce, the Huey sank too fast.· Farmers try, by careful crossing, to retain variety.· Seventy-one-year-old Margarita Flemenco tried to cross the street against a red light.· As I try and fail to cross the street, it occurs to me that even the chaos is ruled by convention.· Thousands of pioneers have tried to cross its infamous Camino del Diablo on their way to California.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► cross somebody’s palm with silverPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cross/enter somebody’s mind► somebody’s paths cross► a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word
1go from one side to another [intransitive, transitive] to go or stretch from one side of something such as a road, river, room etc to the othercross to- A memo said that doctors were told "with crossed fingers" that the company was doing safety studies.
- People vote, cross their fingers, and hope for the best.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- This will pass, I told myself, crossing my fingers; everything passes.
- Our paths did not cross again until 1941.
- "What if they refuse?" "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
- I didn't take it, cross my heart!
- Japan and the U.S. have crossed swords on a number of trade issues.
- Harrison, a man of simple birth and high intelligence, crossed swords with the leading lights of his day.
- None the less it is perhaps surprising that the librarian has not crossed swords with the law over obscene and indecent literature before now.
- On March 20 and October 9, Saturn and Pluto cross swords for the first time in two decades.
- The angels who guard the door to the garden are lowering their crossed swords.
- The fight in Birkenhead was not the first time that Mr Field had crossed swords with the Labour left.
- The two men, the former a steadfast Tory, the latter a dedicated Whig, had crossed swords on several occasions.
- Tilly and Gustavus had crossed swords several times, generally to Tilly's disadvantage.
- Father Tim crossed himself, joyfully Harry Nelson, however, was devastated.
- Greatly relieved, he muttered under his breath and crossed himself several times.
- He crossed himself, sat in the bow and ordered the men to row in.
- He glared, and crossed himself.
- Remembering, the rector crossed himself.
- The novelist and his wife cross themselves again and turn back into the night.
- The soldier leaped away, crossing himself and gibbering; some ancient prayer, perhaps, or a magic sign.
- Then take out thin, twiggy wood and branches that cross each other - you're aiming for a goblet shape.
- "It never crossed my mind to give up," he said. "It became an obsession."
- "Why didn't you call me?" "The thought did cross my mind while I was shopping this afternoon, but then I forgot all about it.
- It crossed my mind that I was the only female coach on the committee, but that made me more determined than ever.
- Several times it had crossed his mind to check on the car, but he never actually did it.
- A look of horror crossed Ken's face.
- Administration officials insist the two policies are not at cross-purposes.
- Well, we haven't dotted the i's and crossed the t's, but the contract's nearly ready.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.
- Poverty hung about the place like they'd framed it and nailed it to the walls.
- But tormented though I was with guilt and self-doubt, I knew I had crossed the Rubicon.
- General Bourbollon's troops are gathering around the capital; he's prepared to cross the Rubicon.
- On the way to political union we are now crossing the Rubicon.
- We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.
- Somewhere along the line, some one had got their wires crossed, that much was clear.
He crossed to the window.cross (over) the road/street/river etc It’s easy to have an accident just crossing the road. He was hit by a car when he tried to cross over the road near Euston station.cross the Atlantic/the Channel etc the first steamship to cross the Atlantic An old bridge crosses the river.cross over She crossed over to sit beside Dot.► see thesaurus at travel2cross a line etc [transitive] if you cross a line, track etc, you go over and beyond it: He raised his arms in triumph as he crossed the line for his 100-metres win.3two roads/lines etc [intransitive, transitive] if two or more roads, lines, etc cross, or if one crosses another, they go across each other: The by-pass crosses Wilton Lane shortly after a roundabout.4legs/arms/ankles [transitive] if you cross your legs, arms, or ankles, you put one on top of the other: She was sitting on the floor with her legs crossed.5cross somebody’s mind [usually in negatives] if you say that an idea, thought etc never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it SYN occur to somebody: It didn’t cross her mind that she might be doing something illegal.the thought has (never) crossed my mind (=used to tell someone you have thought of the thing they are suggesting, or have never thought of it)6cross somebody’s face written if an expression crosses someone’s face, it appears on their face: A look of surprise crossed her face.7cross your fingers used to say that you hope something will happen in the way you want: She hung the washing out, then crossed her fingers for a dry day. The exam’s at two. Will you keep your fingers crossed for me?8breed of plant/animal [transitive] to mix two or more different breeds of animal or plant to form a new breed: a flower produced by crossing several different varietiescross something with something These cattle were crossed with a breed from the highlands.9somebody’s paths cross (also cross paths) if two people’s paths cross, or if they cross paths, they meet, usually without expecting it: If our paths crossed I usually ignored her. We didn’t cross paths again until 2001.10cross that bridge when you come to it used to say that you will not think or worry about something until it actually happens11cross my heart (and hope to die) spoken informal used to say that you promise that you will do something, or that what you are saying is true12make somebody angry [transitive] to make someone angry by opposing their plans or orders: He hated anyone who crossed him.13sport [intransitive, transitive] to kick, throw, or hit the ball across the playing area in a sport such as football, hockey etc14cheque [transitive] British English to draw two lines across a cheque to show that it must be paid into the bank account of the person whose name is on it15letters [intransitive] if two letters about the same subject cross in the post, each was sent before the other was received16cross swords (with somebody) to argue with someone: I’ve crossed swords with him on a number of issues.17cross yourself to move your hand across your upper body in the shape of a cross as a sign of the Christian faith18cross somebody’s palm with silver especially British English to give money to someone when you want them to tell your fortune → dot the i’s and cross the t’s at dot2(4), → cross the Rubicon at Rubiconcross something ↔ off (also cross something off something) phrasal verb to draw a line through one or more things on a list because you have dealt with them or they are not needed anymore: Whenever I buy something, I cross it off the list.cross something ↔ out phrasal verb to draw a line or lines through something you have written or drawn, usually because it is wrong: I crossed out ‘Miss’ and wrote ‘Ms’.cross over phrasal verb1if an entertainer crosses over from one area of entertainment to another, they become successful in the second one as well as the first → crossover(2)2 British English old use to diecross1 verbcross2 nouncross3 adjective
crosscross2 ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] WORD ORIGINcross2
Origin:
900-1000 Old Norse kross, from an unrecorded Old Irish cross, from Latin cruxEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Christians believe that Jesus died on a cross for our sins.
- I've put a cross on the map to mark where our house is.
- Jones was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
- Pauline wore a tiny gold cross around her neck.
- After 83 minutes Burchill swung in a cross from the left.
- David Batty sent over a teasing cross and from beyond the far post Platt got in a powerful header.
- Hundreds of copper crosses, used as money by the miners, are buried beneath the violet blooms.
- Inside the church, the earliest feature is an Anglo-Saxon carved stone cross head which was found in the churchyard in 1934.
- The cross appeared to me...
- The two crosses at either end of the roof gave her a brief moment of hope.
- We have a lovely 14.3 Connemara cross thoroughbred mare on loan.
- Yet both were the first in either family to sign the marriage register with more than a cross.
Longman Language Activatora mixture of different people, qualities, ideas etc
· The house behind us was a strange architectural mixture.mixture of · He looked at her with a mixture of admiration and curiosity.· A long French liner slipped majestically by with a mixture of European and Asian faces staring curiously from the decks.
a mixture of different ideas, problems etc happening together, or different people working together, which has a particular effect: combination of: · Our problems were due to a combination of bad management and lack of experience.· Their music is an odd combination of jazz and opera.a good/bad/successful/disastrous etc combination: · They were a perfect combination - Anton as chef and Guy as restaurant manager.a winning combination (=a very successful combination): · If all the team are playing well, then don't change a winning combination.
a mixture of different qualities or of different types of people: mix of: · The market square is a fascinating mix of ancient and modern.· She went to New York, where she began to meet a different mix of people -- artists, designers, and art collectors.
a mixture of different qualities or characteristics that combine successfully: blend of: · The England team is a good side, with a nice blend of experience and youthful energy.· Sometimes he seems to be an extraordinary blend of artist, poet and businessman.
something that is a cross between one thing and another is a mixture of the two different things: · The expression on Paul's face was a cross between amusement and disbelief.· It's difficult to describe my job. I suppose I'm a cross between a secretary and a translator.· The use of chemical fertilizers has turned the farmer into a cross between an industrial chemist and a mechanic.
something such as a style of art or writing that is produced by combining different ideas, styles, qualities etc: fusion of: · The film is a fusion of history and contemporary events.· His philosophy is a fusion of intellect and spiritual belief.
something that is a mixture of two or more things, especially a plant that is produced from different types of plants: hybrid of: · a foodcrop that is a hybrid of wheat and rye· The new constitution was a hybrid of presidential and parliamentary systems.a hybrid system/approach/method etc: · a hybrid approach combining the merits of both methods
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I’ve put a cross on the map to mark where our street is. He caught his opponent with a right cross to the chin. I feel sorry for you, but we all have our crosses to bear.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He broke down under cross-examination. We sat cross-legged on the floor. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying. Very few workers were willing to cross the picket line. star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together)
I’ve put a cross on the map to mark where our street is. He caught his opponent with a right cross to the chin. I feel sorry for you, but we all have our crosses to bear. (=bend both arms in front of your body)· He folded his arms across his chest and waited.
(=avoid barriers that usually exist)· Music has the great advantage of crossing cultural barriers.
· The army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw.
(=a place where you cross a border)· There are problems of delays at border crossings.
· These are practical problems that cross political boundaries.
· An estimated 150,000 cars cross the bridge each day.
· A pretty stone bridge crosses the little river.
(=a varied group that is typical of a larger varied group)· We offer entertainment to appeal to a broad cross-section of people.
He broke down under cross-examination. We sat cross-legged on the floor.· We crossed the field and came to the barn.
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying.· We crossed the mountains between Spain and France.
Very few workers were willing to cross the picket line. (=across a border between two countries)· Cross-border raids into Kenya last year caused a serious diplomatic conflict.
· Cross the river by the road bridge and then turn right.
· She was standing on the pavement waiting to cross the road.
· Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats.
(=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you)· She sat cross-legged on the grass.
star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together) (=walk to the other side)· She crossed the street and walked into the bank.
(=someone has a thought)· The thought never crossed my mind that I could be wrong.
· Such a person has sufficiently crossed the threshold of criminality to justify punishment.
(=ask them questions about what they have said)· His attorney cross-examined the witness.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· In the conch of the apse is a great cross within a circle and with a background of stars.· Release the fire button before the joystick and the angle increases to 70 degrees, which is great for crosses.· Turtle tipped over the bar from Andy Coulter whose shot was going in following a great cross from Garth McIlwain.· Then, Dornan fired in another great cross which was well collected by the Dinamo keeper.· The once great Cavan cross swords with Monaghan at Castleblayney, bidding to end a frustrating losing championship sequence.
· Kevin Wilson was given space by Clarke's precise header to beat Strakosha with a low cross shot.· Ripley beat Paul Parker on the left, cut inside and hit a low cross to the near post.· Derek Ferguson gave him the ball and the striker swung in a low cross which invited a diving header.· The ball over the top, the low firm crosses driven in so that he can pick up the pieces.
· Philip's transformation looks like a suspended grey tent around the walls, supported by two huge red cross beams.· We went by the tower like a flash and landed on the red cross near the newly set-up hospital tent.· Considerable conversion work was involved and the complete exterior was painted in Khaki Green on which were superimposed Geneva red crosses.· A Red Delicious-McIntosh cross with lovely aromatic qualities.· I took the van back to Cooper's and had them put a red cross on the bonnet.· Doctor Ryding's passport bears witness to the thousands of miles he's travelled helping to save lives for the red cross.· If not, then put a large red cross through the notes you have written.· Then he saw bolder colours: huge red crosses against a white panel on a muddy truck.
· He pounded Benichou to the body and caught him with a right cross to the chin at the end of the first.· She also had a sincere right cross.· Arrows Half of a right angular cross is a corner, an arrow.· She threw a right cross that nearly knocked me over the railing.· The right cross is the payoff punch of the entire science.· Mooney sent Darren Foreman away down the right and his cross was perfectly converted by substitute Mark Jules in the centre.· Jab-jab, left hook, my opening left hands moving him to the right, to meet my right cross.
· On the live Bishop the silver pectoral cross rose and fell on the purple cassock.· Pectoral cross Among my first finds with a metal detector are this silver cross and two coins.· The body was clothed in a purple gown and a silver pectoral cross winked in the flickering candle light.· Horrocks pulled the silver cross from his chest and hurled it from him.
· His small gold cross was glinting in the sunlight.· Placed in the sacristy were three white saris with blue borders, and on them a small cross and a rosary.· My friend didn't fit the image at all, although she did often wear a small gold cross about her neck.· But only a small number cross functions or span the entire enterprise.· Serif a small cross stroke at the end of the main stroke of the letter.· There's also an option to practise serving: a tricky task involving quickly guiding a small cross into the service box.
· There is only one tall stone standing now and no white cross on the cairn-like mound of loose stones.· The result was a white cross that stood out among the familiar neon logos of airlines and oil companies.· The neat white crosses, stretching out as far as the eye could see in regimented lines.· A large white cross has been painted roughly on the ground.· A white cross has now been put on the runway.
· At the back of the raised platform at one end of the hall was a wooden cross, about six feet high.· He buried the bodies in one grave with a single wooden cross as a marker; then notified the Commonwealth.· There is a hand-painted wooden cross.· A rough wooden cross rises from it.· A plain wooden cross, about twelve feet tall, and six feet from arm to arm.· His back was supported by a wooden cross, his feet against the clay, facing towards the enemy.· The wooden cross had been dug up and a new large memorial stone had been erected in its place.· The wooden crosses he said broke church regulations.
VERB· From that moment on, he began to question what it might mean to bear the cross.
· We are not carrying the cross when we are poor or suffering small everyday things - these are all part of life.
· The dying thief on the cross looked to him for a future.· Somebody certainly died on the cross.
· One must have served as a recumbent tombstone, since it has a slot at one end to hold a vertical cross.· I remember one man standing near me holding a cross of St George flag with the words Peterborough United written on it.· Hunter completed his hat-trick in 74 minutes when O'Hare failed to hold a Burrows cross and the ball fell invitingly for him.· Had a parachute on his back just like the rest, and holding out the holy cross in his hand.
· At first glance I thought I was looking at a cross between a gibbon and a goat.· Interior Trees look rather like a cross between a sun umbrella and a tree.· Mary looked bored and cross and said nothing.· If you're looking for this cross, I hope you find it.· Trying not to look cross, I slid into the water.· In the large bed was a boy, who looked tired and cross, with a thin, white, tearful face.· For example, the small flowers borne by laurel bushes look like little black crosses, and therefore remarkably like cross-stitch.
· Four minutes later Mervyn grabbed his second when he met a cross from his brother, Neil, at the far post.· Jab-jab, left hook, my opening left hands moving him to the right, to meet my right cross.
· Top off with a concrete mix to fix the supports securely Nail the cross members to join the two sides.· As like a man nailed to a cross in a place called Golgotha.· He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.
· For some items it might be difficult to decide whether to use approval or put a cross against an item.· In my day they would put up a cross in your yard.· If not, then put a large red cross through the notes you have written.· Bert Weald was the first to enter and he put his cross to mark the receipt of his year's wages.· From our list we would choose to put a cross against sugar, chocolate, biscuits, sponge cake, and mints.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cross/enter somebody’s mind► somebody’s paths cross► a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word
1mixture of things a mixture of two things, breeds, or qualitiescross between- Administration officials insist the two policies are not at cross-purposes.
- Well, we haven't dotted the i's and crossed the t's, but the contract's nearly ready.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.
- Poverty hung about the place like they'd framed it and nailed it to the walls.
- But tormented though I was with guilt and self-doubt, I knew I had crossed the Rubicon.
- General Bourbollon's troops are gathering around the capital; he's prepared to cross the Rubicon.
- On the way to political union we are now crossing the Rubicon.
- We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.
- Somewhere along the line, some one had got their wires crossed, that much was clear.
The tour manager’s role is a cross between hostess and courier. Their dog is a cross between two well-known breeds.2mark on paper especially British English a)a mark (x or +) used on paper, to represent where something is, or where something should be: I’ve put a cross on the map to mark where our street is. Please sign your name by the cross. b)a mark (x) used on paper to show that something that has been written or printed is not correct: My homework got a lot more ticks than crosses. c)a mark (x or +) used by someone who cannot write, in order to sign their name3Christian sign a) the cross the cross that Jesus Christ died on: Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. b)an object, picture, or mark in the shape of a cross, used as a sign of the Christian faith or for decoration: Pauline wore a tiny gold cross.4punishment an upright post of wood with another crossing it near the top, that people in the past were fastened to with nails and left to die on as a punishment5military award a decoration in the shape of a cross that is given to someone as an honour, especially for military courage: He was awarded the George Cross.6sport a)a kick or hit of the ball in a sport such as football, hockey etc, that goes across the field b)a way of hitting someone in the sport of boxing, in which your arm goes over theirs as they try to hit you: He caught his opponent with a right cross to the chin.7problem if you describe something as the cross that someone has to bear, you mean it is a problem that makes them very unhappy or worried, and that continues for a long time: I feel sorry for you, but we all have our crosses to bear. → the sign of the Cross at sign1(10)cross1 verbcross2 nouncross3 adjective
crosscross3 ●●● S2 adjective [usually before noun] especially British English EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I'm sorry I was cross with you.
- Mum will be cross when she finds out about the broken vase.
- Good lecturers will often make cross references to earlier lectures.
- How hot she was, caught in these cross beams!
- It had a ten-inch blade that was triangular in cross section.
- She was cross at the way he had treated her as though she weren't a normal girl - some kind of freak.
- This monoclonal antibody shows no cross reactivity with transforming growth factor alpha.
THESAURUS
feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair: · He gets really angry if people keep him waiting.· a crowd of angry protesters
[not before noun] informal angry: · Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.
[not before noun] spoken rather angry – used when speaking to people you know well: · She was cross with me for being late.
[not before noun] a little angry: · I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.
annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying: · I was irritated by their stupid questions.· an irritated voice
becoming annoyed or angry easily: · a bad-tempered old man· He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.
feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason: · I woke up in a bad mood.· She’s been in a foul mood all morning.
in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you: · He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.
informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously: · I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.
Longman Language Activatorfeeling angry · My dad gets really angry if anyone keeps him waiting.· Stone's new book is sure to make a lot of women angry.· Hundreds of angry students gathered to protest the tuition increase.· After the programme, the TV station received hundreds of angry phone calls.angry with · Sue's still very angry with me for forgetting our anniversary.angry about · My folks were really angry about my grades.angry that · Mary's angry that we didn't save her any pizza.· Local people are angry that they weren't told about plans to expand the airport.
especially American angry: · Ernie was mad because we woke him up.· Don't get mad. It was an accident.· Sheila's mad at me because I forgot to feed the cats yesterday.· Sally was mad at the children for making so much noise.mad about: · Don seems really mad about something.
a little angry: · Sandra was very annoyed that I was late.· Mike gets annoyed if anyone goes in his room when he's out.· Professor Johnson was annoyed when I told her my paper was going to be late.annoyed with/at: · Meg was annoyed with me because I forgot to stop and buy bread on my way home.annoyed by/about: · Everyone is annoyed by the constant noise of the construction project.
a little angry and impatient about something, especially an annoying situation that you think has continued for too long: irritated with/by: · Paul was irritated with the children because he was tired.irritated at: · The teacher was clearly irritated at having his class interrupted.· Margot gets irritated if people leave dirty dishes in the sink.
British a word used especially by children or to children meaning a little angry: · Mum will be cross when she finds out about the broken vase.cross with: · I'm sorry I was cross with you.
British to be very angry for a short time, especially when other people think you have no real reason to be: · Jeff was in a temper this morning, so I left the house as early as possible.be in a bad/foul temper: · Donna's been in a foul temper all day.
also pissed American informal an impolite expression meaning angry, especially about something that someone has done: · I don't know why you're so pissed off -- I told you I might be late.· Darren got really pissed when I told him that.pissed off with: · Wendy's pissed off with me for not returning her call.pissed off about: · I'm really pissed off about the schedule changes - it messes everything up.pissed off at American: · Why are you pissed at him?
a little angry and impatient because of an unpleasant or difficult situation that you feel unable to change or control: · Stacy got so frustrated that she stood up and walked out of the room.· Frustrated parents were calling the school to complain.frustrated with: · My boss is frustrated with me for coming in late.
British /ticked off American a little angry about something that annoys you, especially something that happens a lot: · Mick was hacked off when he saw his girlfriend dancing with another guy.hacked off with: · Lee's ticked off with me for not inviting him to the party.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She gets cross when he goes out drinking. Sometimes I get very cross with the children.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He broke down under cross-examination. We sat cross-legged on the floor. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying. Very few workers were willing to cross the picket line. star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together)
She gets cross when he goes out drinking. Sometimes I get very cross with the children. (=bend both arms in front of your body)· He folded his arms across his chest and waited.
(=avoid barriers that usually exist)· Music has the great advantage of crossing cultural barriers.
· The army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw.
(=a place where you cross a border)· There are problems of delays at border crossings.
· These are practical problems that cross political boundaries.
· An estimated 150,000 cars cross the bridge each day.
· A pretty stone bridge crosses the little river.
(=a varied group that is typical of a larger varied group)· We offer entertainment to appeal to a broad cross-section of people.
He broke down under cross-examination. We sat cross-legged on the floor.· We crossed the field and came to the barn.
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying.· We crossed the mountains between Spain and France.
Very few workers were willing to cross the picket line. (=across a border between two countries)· Cross-border raids into Kenya last year caused a serious diplomatic conflict.
· Cross the river by the road bridge and then turn right.
· She was standing on the pavement waiting to cross the road.
· Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats.
(=with your legs bent and crossed over in front of you)· She sat cross-legged on the grass.
star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together) (=walk to the other side)· She crossed the street and walked into the bank.
(=someone has a thought)· The thought never crossed my mind that I could be wrong.
· Such a person has sufficiently crossed the threshold of criminality to justify punishment.
(=ask them questions about what they have said)· His attorney cross-examined the witness.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cross/enter somebody’s mind► somebody’s paths cross► a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word
angry or annoyedget/be cross (with somebody)- Administration officials insist the two policies are not at cross-purposes.
- Well, we haven't dotted the i's and crossed the t's, but the contract's nearly ready.
- Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
- As the others crossed their fingers and held their breath, he gently eased away the back plate.
- At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and hope for fireworks.
- Careta held up a hand and crossed his fingers.
- Jessica skipped and prayed and crossed her fingers.
- Scientists and engineers have buttoned their lip, and crossed their fingers that the reckoning wouldn't come in their own day.
- He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.
- Poverty hung about the place like they'd framed it and nailed it to the walls.
- But tormented though I was with guilt and self-doubt, I knew I had crossed the Rubicon.
- General Bourbollon's troops are gathering around the capital; he's prepared to cross the Rubicon.
- On the way to political union we are now crossing the Rubicon.
- We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.
- Somewhere along the line, some one had got their wires crossed, that much was clear.
She gets cross when he goes out drinking. Sometimes I get very cross with the children.cross at/about She was cross at being interrupted.► see thesaurus at angry—crossly adverb