/krɒs/
Translation
To go from one side of something to the other side.
Word origin
From Latin crux, meaning a cross, which came into Old English through Old Irish cros.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- crux
- English cognates
- across
Grammar
Examples
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"Cross" means to go from one side to the other.
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"Crossed" is the past form.
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"Cross" can be used with no object after it.
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Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
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