across
across
I
/əˈkʰrɑːs/ prep
1 a : from one side to the other side of (something)
We took a ferry across the river.
We saw them walking across the street.
She reached across the table to shake his hand.
They traveled back and forth across the border.
Airplanes flew across the sky above us.
She slapped him right across the face. [=she slapped his face]
1 b : on the other side of (something)
He was seated across the table from me.
Our grandparents live across the street (from us).
The accident happened just across the state line.
2 : so as to reach or spread over or throughout (something)
A smile spread across her face.
Looking out across the ocean, he saw land.
The sun's light spread across the mountains.
The disease spread quickly across the country.
3 : in every part of (a country, region, etc.)
The movie is now showing in theaters across [=throughout] America.
Newspapers (all) across the world reported the story.
We could hear the bells all across town.
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II
adv
1 : from one side to the other
The streams are small enough to jump across.
They walked across to the other side of the street.
They reached across and shook each other's hand.
2 : in a measurement from one side to the other side
At its widest point, the pond measures 150 feet across.
The hole was 10 feet across. [=10 feet wide]
3 : on the opposite side
I saw them crossing the street and I waited until they were safely across.
across from
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
