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across

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river:

Examples:

She walked across the field/road.
They're building a new bridge across the river.
When I reached the river, I simply swam across.
2
on the opposite side of:

Examples:

The library is just across the road.
3
in every part of a particular place or country:

Examples:

Voting took place peacefully across most of the country.
4
from one side to the other side of, or at the other side of:

Examples:

We walked across the bridge.
She was sitting across the aisle.
He opened a store across the street from the theater.
Over 300,000 refugees fled across the border.
5
If something is happening across the country, it is happening in all parts of the country.

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