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across
1. On, at, or from the other side of; a grammatical word indicating that someone or something is on the opposite side of something or moves or reaches from one side to the other: "They ran across the street".
2. So as to cross; through: "The little girl drew lines across the paper".
3. From one side of to the other: "We drove our car on the bridge that would take us across a river".
4. Into contact with: "Mandy came across her old roommate".
5. From one side to the other: "The footbridge swayed when we ran across it.
6. On or to the opposite side: "We came across the bay by ferry".
7. Crosswise; crossed.
8. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: "Our parents put our idea across to the rest of the family".
9. Being in a crossed position: "Her mother was seated with her arms across her chest".
2. So as to cross; through: "The little girl drew lines across the paper".
3. From one side of to the other: "We drove our car on the bridge that would take us across a river".
4. Into contact with: "Mandy came across her old roommate".
5. From one side to the other: "The footbridge swayed when we ran across it.
6. On or to the opposite side: "We came across the bay by ferry".
7. Crosswise; crossed.
8. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: "Our parents put our idea across to the rest of the family".
9. Being in a crossed position: "Her mother was seated with her arms across her chest".
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cruci-, crux
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Units related to:
“across”
(Greek: through, thoroughly; across; entirely, utterly)
(Latin: across, over, upon)
(Latin: through, across, over; beyond, by means of)
(Latin: across, through, over, beyond, on the far side of; most often used as a prefix)
(Greek: devil, demon [literally, "to throw across;" then, "to attack, to slander"])