Face Side Preposition Bre əˈkrɒs əˈkrɔːs Walked Field

• he walked across the field.
• i drew a line across the page.
• a grin spread across her face.
• where's the nearest bridge across the river?

across

1. from one side to the other side of something
• He walked across the field.
• I drew a line across the page.
• A grin spread across her face.
• Where's the nearest bridge across the river?
2. on the other side of something
• There's a bank right across the street.
3. on or over a part of the body
• He hit him across the face.
• It's too tight across the back.
4. in every part of a place, group of people, etc.
• synonym throughout
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• Her family is scattered across the country.
• This view is common across all sections of the community.
5. knowing a lot about something; covering or in control of something
• We need someone who is across all the issues.
• Radio 8 will be across events as they unfold.

Word Origin

• Middle English (as an adverb meaning ‘in the form of a cross’): from Old French a croix, en croix ‘in or on a cross’, later regarded as being from a- ‘to, towards’ + cross.