across
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Pronunciation: /əˈkrɒs/
Definition of across in English:
preposition& adverb
1From one side to the other of (a place, area, etc.):
[AS PREPOSITION]: I ran across the street
travelling across Europe
[AS ADVERB]: he had swum across
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1.1 [AS ADVERB] Used with an expression of measurement:
mounds some 30 metres across