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• as soon as traffic slowed down enough to safely cross, i started walking.
• i waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me).
• he crossed over from the other side of the road.
• we crossed from dover to calais.

cross

Verb Forms

1. to go across; to pass or stretch from one side to the other
• As soon as traffic slowed down enough to safely cross, I started walking.
• I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me).
• He crossed over from the other side of the road.
• We crossed from Dover to Calais.
• She crossed to the other side of the room.
• to cross the road/street
• to cross the sea/mountains
• to cross France by train
• The bridge crosses the River Dee.
• He was caught trying to cross the border illegally.
• More than 150 000 people crossed the bridge that day.
• A look of annoyance crossed her face.
• They crossed the finishing line together (= in a race).
• He crossed over the road and joined me.

Extra Examples

• Children must be taught to cross the road safely.
• Let's cross over now while the road is clear.
• They crossed from the States into Canada.
• They were arrested trying to cross the border.
• We crossed over the river into Sweden.
• A bridge crosses the river a few miles upstream.
• It was the first time she had crossed the Atlantic.
• The ferry crosses from Portsmouth to Santander.
• They crossed the mountains into Spain.
• You have to be really careful crossing the road here.
2. to pass across each other
• The roads cross just outside the town.
• The straps cross over at the back and are tied at the waist.

Extra Examples

• Our letters must have crossed in the mail (= each was sent before the other was received).
3. to put or place something across or over something else
• to cross your arms/legs (= place one arm or leg over the other)
• She sat with her legs crossed.
• a flag with a design of two crossed keys
4. to oppose somebody or speak against them or their plans or wishes
• She's really nice until you cross her.
• He had been crossed in love (= the person he loved was not faithful to him).
5. to make two different types of animal breed (= produce young) together; to mix two types of plant to form a new one
• A mule is the product of a horse crossed with a donkey.
• He behaved like an army officer crossed with a professor.
6. to kick or pass a ball to the side across the field
• Sissoko crossed from the left.
• He could not get to the line to cross the ball.
7. to draw a line across something
• to cross your t’s (= the letters in writing)
8. to make the sign of the cross (= the Christian symbol) on your chest
9. to do something that is not considered to be acceptable behaviour
• He crossed the line by making details of their very private conversation public.
10. to hope that your plans will be successful (sometimes putting one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck)
• I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
• Keep your fingers crossed!
11. used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise
• I saw him do it—cross my heart.
12. to come into your mind
• SYNONYM occur to somebody
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• It never crossed my mind that she might lose (= I was sure that she would win).
• The thought never crossed my mind!
13. to give somebody money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune
14. if somebody crosses somebody’s path or their paths cross, they meet by chance
• I hope I never cross her path again.
• Our paths were to cross again many years later.
15. to fight or argue with somebody
16. to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
17. to pay attention to the small details when you are finishing a task
18. to become confused about what somebody has said to you so that you think they meant something else
• We seem to have got our wires crossed. I thought you were coming on Tuesday.