1across /?'khr?

:s/ preposition
1 a : from one side to the other side of (something)
? We took a ferry across the river. ? We saw them walking across the street. ? She
reached across the table to shake his hand. ? They traveled back and forth across
the border. ? Airplanes flew across the sky above us. ? She slapped him right
across the face. [=she slapped his face]
b : on the other side of (something)
? He was seated across the table from me. ? Our grandparents live across the street
(from us). ? The accident happened just across the state line.
2 : so as to reach or spread over or throughout (something)
? A smile spread across her face. ? Looking out across the ocean, he saw land. ?
The sun's light spread across the mountains. ? The disease spread quickly across
the country.
3 : in every part of (a country, region, etc.)
? The movie is now showing in theaters across [=throughout] America. ? Newspapers
(all) across the world reported the story. ? We could hear the bells all across
town.

4. Into contact with: came across my old roommate.

2across adverb
1 : from one side to the other
? The streams are small enough to jump across. ? They walked across to the other
side of the street. ? They reached across and shook each other's hand.The
footbridge swayed when I ran across.
2 : in a measurement from one side to the other side
? At its widest point, the pond measures 150 feet across. ? The hole was 10 feet
across. [=10 feet wide]
3 : on the opposite side
? I saw them crossing the street and I waited until they were safely across.We came
across by ferry.
across from
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
? She sat (directly) across from me at the table. ? The restaurant is (just) across
from the high school.

4. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: put our

idea across; get a message across.