Words / A2

uh-KROS/əˈkrɒs/

Across takes you from one side to the other: walk across the road, a bridge across the river. Through is inside something (through the tunnel); over can mean above it. Across from means opposite: the bank is across from the post office. Learners often write “across of” — drop the of.

Meaning

From one side of something to the other.

Examples

• “They walked across the bridge.”
• “There is a chemist across the street.”
• “She swam across the lake.”

Good to know

across + place. Opposite: across from. Not “across of.”

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