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Across means on the other side of something, or from one side to the other of something which has sides or limits such as a city, road or river: … We use across as a preposition (prep) and an adverb (adv).
ACROSS definition: from one side to the other of. See examples of across used in a sentence.
1. From one side to the other: The footbridge swayed when I ran across. 2. On or to the opposite side: We came across by ferry. 3. Crosswise; crossed. 4. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: put our idea across; get a message across.
Something that is across something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it. Anyone from the houses across the road could see him. When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before.
Definition of across preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Across describes something that's situated on the opposite side or the direction you have to go to get from one side to another.
a cross /əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs/ prep. from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. on or to the other side of; beyond: across the sea. so as to cross: The path cut across the meadow. adv. from one side to another; wide: The crater was a mile across. on the other side: We'll soon be across.
