Across

A•cross [ə-ˈkrȯs]
Preposition
Similar to: Athwart, Over, Through
== Meanings ==
#From one side to the opposite side of: Over, Throughout
##On the opposite side of.
##Throughout
#So as to intersect or pass through at an angle.
#So as to find or meet
##.. obvious interest across the nation.
##So as to include or take into consideration all classes or categories.
== Examples ==
#Swam across the river.
#Lives across the street from us.
#Sawed across the gain of wood.
#Researchers have come across important new evidence.
#Obvious interest across the nation.
#Cut the potato across into thin slices.
#The stream was small enough to jump across.
#Trying to get an argument across.
#Stood with her arms across.
#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.
#He pointed across the valley.
#She ran a hand across her expanding stomach.
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