across

preposition

/əˈkrɒs/

/əˈkrɔːs/

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from one side to the other side of something
- He walked across the field.
- I drew a line across the page.
- A grin spread across her face.
- Where's the nearest bridge across the river?
on the other side of something
- There's a bank right across the street.
on or over a part of the body
- He hit him across the face.
- It's too tight across the back.
in every part of a place, group of people, etc. synonym throughout
- Her family is scattered across the country.
- This view is common across all sections of the community.
(British English) knowing a lot about something; covering or in control of something
- We need someone who is across all the issues.
- Radio 8 will be across events as they unfold.

across

adverb

/əˈkrɒs/

/əˈkrɔːs/

For the special uses of across in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come across is in the phrasal verb section at come.

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from one side to the other side
- It's too wide. We can't swim across.
- The yard measures about 50 feet across.
in a particular direction towards or at somebody/something
- When my name was called, he looked across at me.
across from
opposite
- There's a school just across from our house.
(of an answer in a crossword) written from side to side
- I can't do 3 across.

Word OriginMiddle English (as an adverb meaning ‘in the form of a cross’): from Old French a croix, en croix ‘in or on a cross’, later regarded as being from a- ‘to, towards’ + cross.

单词	across
释义	across preposition /əˈkrɒs/ /əˈkrɔːs/ jump to other results from one side to the other side of something He walked across the field. I drew a line across the page. A grin spread across her face. Where's the nearest bridge across the river? on the other side of something There's a bank right across the street. on or over a part of the body He hit him across the face. It's too tight across the back. in every part of a place, group of people, etc. synonym throughout Her family is scattered across the country. This view is common across all sections of the community. (British English) knowing a lot about something; covering or in control of something We need someone who is across all the issues. Radio 8 will be across events as they unfold. across adverb /əˈkrɒs/ /əˈkrɔːs/ For the special uses of across in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come across is in the phrasal verb section at come. jump to other results from one side to the other side It's too wide. We can't swim across. The yard measures about 50 feet across. in a particular direction towards or at somebody/something When my name was called, he looked across at me. across from opposite There's a school just across from our house. (of an answer in a crossword) written from side to side I can't do 3 across. Word OriginMiddle English (as an adverb meaning ‘in the form of a cross’): from Old French a croix, en croix ‘in or on a cross’, later regarded as being from a- ‘to, towards’ + cross.
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