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Meaning of 'across' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Across [ adv.]
- From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
- Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
2 . Across [ n.]
- From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.

Meaning of 'across' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . across [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to the opposite side
Example in sentence:
  • the football field was 300 feet across
Meaning (2):
- transversely
Example in sentence:
  • the marble slabs were cut across

Nearby Words:

acrania acranial acrase acrasia acraspeda acrasy acraze acre acreable acreage

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