to cross
- verb
- /krɔs/
- Every morning, many children cross the busy road to get to school.
- cross the border
- cross the street
- cross the line
The blue points are where the graph crosses the Y axis.
- The blue points are where the graph crosses the Y axis.
- Now, here comes the Earth that crosses the stream twice, right?
- This graph does not cross the Y intercept.
- You're all soaking, whether it's crossing rivers or just sweating.
- When we come back, the red line, should you cross it or not on Startalk?
- Especially on this issue, which is crossed party lines.
- Throw your hands in the air as you cross the delawaya.
- You're telling me to cross a motorway.
- And once that line got crossed, it did become a little weird.
- And so and, and this, you know, crosses both the Georgia and DC case.
- You can cross, can cross Polish border one time only.
- I don't think that that crosses over to the human experience.
Examples
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You need to wait for the signal before you can cross the street safely.
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You need to be able to cross the street by yourself.
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Nobody knows how many people die trying to cross the border every year.
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They seem to cross the road at will.
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I didn't know how to cross the huge streets.
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Tribesmen from both sides of the border continue to cross freely, often using hidden mountain tracks.
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Dave paid for the drinks, then crossed the lobby, heading for the stairs.
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From there, we skirt the coast of Algeria and cross the Mediterranean into Spain.
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Some of those trying to cross the borders are minors entering without an adult caretaker.
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In this photo, lions cross the Zambesi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To move past something or someone
To go across an area or distance
To extend across a large area or long distance
Move across something like a river or mountain
To stretch across an area or period of time
Pass from one point to another during a journey or process
Move from one side to the other, for example across a road or river
To go straight across a place, for example through land or a crowd
To cross or meet at one point, like two roads
To move across a place, often above the ground
To move across land or water from one side to the other
To go through a place like a park to make a shorter route
To jump lightly from one side to the other using small jumps
Lines or paths that cross each other at points
Idioms
- Literature
To work with members of the other party, often by voting with them
- Informal
To pay careful attention to small details when finishing a task
- Informal
Act with different goals so people cannot work well together
To pay someone for a service, especially to have them tell your future
- Informal
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
Phrasal Verbs
Bring ideas from different areas together to make new products or solutions
Compounds
An international group that gives food, shelter, and medical help in wars and disasters
- Formal
The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story
A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves
- Formal
A high military medal given to United States Army soldiers for very brave actions in battle
- Specialized
A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part
A series of 14 prayers and pictures remembering Jesus' walk to the cross
A British medal that people in the military receive for great bravery in battle
- Jargon
A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project
- Formal
A United States military medal given for heroism or great achievement in flying
- Specialized
A group of five bright stars shaped like a cross in the constellation Cygnus
- Specialized
A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock
An infection a patient gets in a hospital from another person or things there
A cross with two bars, the lower bar longer than the upper, used as a symbol of Lorraine
- Specialized
A woody climbing plant with bright orange-red flowers and stems that show a cross shape when cut
- Specialized
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
- Specialized
A vector at right angles to two other vectors in three-dimensional space found by multiplying them
A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance
Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles
Knowledge and respect for cultural differences that helps people live or work together
- Specialized
A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
Work that uses methods and ideas from two or more subjects to study a problem
- Specialized
The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
A route of rivers and canals across Florida that lets boats travel between the Atlantic and the Gulf
- Formal
The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas
- Specialized
A bond between two nearby chains of atoms that makes a molecule stronger
A small European shrub with pink bell-shaped flowers and leaves in groups of four
- Specialized
Relating to more than one language, often comparing grammar or sounds
- Specialized
A tire with diagonal cloth layers that make the tread flexible and the sides stiff
- Specialized
Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk
- Specialized
A cross between two parents that differ in two traits to see how those traits are passed on
A cross with a long upright arm and short horizontal arms used as a Christian symbol
A cross with two horizontal bars, the upper shorter, that people use as a symbol of Lorraine and resistance
- Specialized
A breeding test of two parents to see how one trait passes to their children
A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings
- Specialized
A single slanted needle movement that makes part of a cross shape in embroidery
A cross with four equal arms each ending in a small cross used as a Christian symbol
- Specialized
Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex
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Etymology
Cross (verb, go across) originally meant to go from one side to the other, the same idea you see in the word across. So to 'cross' a river is simply to move over to the other side.