Definition/Meaning of across

• English - Preposition: across To , toward , or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). We rowed across the river . Fortunately , there was a bridge across the river . He came across the street to meet me . On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest). That store is across the street . ( Southern US , African American Vernacular )
• English - Adverb: across ( not comparable ) From one side to the other . she helped the blind man across ;
• English - Noun: across ( plural acrosses ) ( crosswords ) A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid . I solved all of the acrosses , but then got stuck on 3 down .
• English - Etymology: Middle English acros , from a-croiz , from Anglo-Norman an ( “ on ” ) + Old French croiz ( “ in the form of a cross ” ), from Latin crux . Now regarded as a compound of a- + cross .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) enPR: ə-krŏs′ , IPA (key) : /əˈkɹɒs/ ( US ) enPR: ə-krôs′ , IPA (key) : /əˈkɹɔs/ ( US ) enPR: ə-krôst , IPA (key) : /əˈkɹɔst/ ( cot – caught merger , Canada ) enPR: ə-krŏs′ , IPA (key) : /əˈkɹɑs/ Rhymes: -ɒs , -ɔːs Hyphenation: a‧cross