Phrase Hound found 91 phrases and 4 compound words that contain across. The most common are listed below. Open across in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 91
- come acrossUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, across.
- across the boardPertaining to all categories or things.
- across the wayNearby on the opposite side of a street or area.
- across the lineDescribing the action of a batsman in moving the bat in a direction lateral to that of the incoming ball
- across the pondOn or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
- came acrosssimple past of come across
- get acrossTo cross; to move from one side (of something) to the other, literally or figuratively.
- run acrossTo cross by running.
- Way Across
- comes acrossthird-person singular simple present indicative of come across: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, across.
- across the ditchOn or to the other side of the Tasman Sea.
- stumbled acrosssimple past and past participle of stumble across
- ran acrosssimple past of run across
- cut acrossTo take a shortcut over or through (a place).
- take acrossTo go, to proceed.
- coming acrosspresent participle and gerund of come across
- put acrossto explain or state something clearly and understandably.
- across lotsAlternative form of cross lots (“via a shortcut”).
- keep acrossTo keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of.
- read acrossTo draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.
- running acrosspresent participle and gerund of run across
- cuts acrossthird-person singular simple present indicative of cut across: To take a shortcut over or through (a place).
- across countryFrom one side of the country to the other.
- getting acrosspresent participle and gerund of get across
- got acrosssimple past of get across
Compound words 4
- acrosswiseIn a way that goes across; crosswise.
- whereacrossAcross which.
- thereacrossAcross that.
- TanacrossAn Athabaskan language spoken in Alaska.