Meaning of cross in English

cross

verb

/krɒs/ us

/krɑːs/

cross verb (GO ACROSS)

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A2 [ I or T ]

to go across from one side of something to the other:

It's not a good place to cross the road.

cross over Look both ways before you cross over the road.

UK Look both ways before you cross over.

Cross the bridge and turn right.

cross from something into something They crossed from Albania into Greece.

cross someone's mind

If something crosses your mind, you think of it:

It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be short of staff.

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You have to hold my hand when we cross the road.
The train crosses the border between France and Spain.
With one leap he crossed the stream.
We had to cross a large area of arid, featureless desert.
Leave the main road and cross the bridge, and keep going until you see a gate on the left-hand side.

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Crossing and moving through

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cross your arms/fingers/legs

to put one of your arms, fingers, or legs over the top of the other:

She sat down and crossed her legs.

cross verb (ANNOY)

[ T ]

to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want:

I wouldn't cross him if I were you, not if you value your life.

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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure

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cross verb (MIX)

[ T ]

If you cross a plant or animal with another of a different type, you cause them to breed together in order to produce a new variety (= type of plant or animal).

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Breeds & breeding

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cross verb (IN SPORT)

[ I or T ]

in some sports, to hit, kick, or throw the ball across the playing area to another player, not forwards or backwards:

He crossed to Bremer, who somehow failed to score from two metres out.

Her teammate was yelling for her to cross the ball.

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cross verb (MAKE SIGN)

finance & economics UK specialized

to draw two lines across the middle of a cheque to show that it needs to be paid into a bank account:

a crossed cheque

cross yourself religion specialized

When Catholics and some other types of Christians cross themselves, they move their hand down and then across their face or chest, making the shape of a cross:

She fell to her knees, crossed herself, and began to pray fervently.

He bowed in front of the altar, crossing himself.

I dipped my fingers in the holy water and crossed myself.

It is common to see athletes huddling in a circle and crossing themselves before a game.

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Payment methods

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Gestures & gesturing

Religious practices

Idioms

cross your fingers
cross someone's hand/palm with silver
cross my heart (and hope to die)
cross the line
cross someone's path/cross paths with someone
cross swords
I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to it

Phrasal verbs

cross someone/something off (something)
cross something out
cross over

cross

noun [ C ]

/krɒs/ us

/krɑːs/

cross noun [C] (MARK)

A1 UK

a written mark (x or +) formed by two lines going across each other. The mark x is usually used to show where something is, or that something has not been written correctly.

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Put a cross next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for.
There was a big red cross on the side of the van.
On the altar there was only a simple wooden cross.
You can see the cross on the top of the church steeple from a long way away.
I got all the answers wrong - look, the teacher put a cross against all of them!

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Punctuation

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Patterns and shapes

cross noun [C] (OBJECT)

an object made of one long upright piece of wood, with a smaller piece across it near the top. In the past, people were tied or fastened with nails to crosses as a punishment and left hanging on them until they died.

an object in the shape of a cross that people were killed on, used as a symbol of Christianity:

Christ died on the Cross.

She wears a gold cross around her neck.

sign of the cross The priest made the sign of the cross (= the shape of a cross made by moving his hand between four points on his chest) over the dead bodies.

a medal in the shape of a cross:

In Britain, the Victoria Cross is awarded for acts of great bravery during wartime.

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Religious objects

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Specific signs and symbols

Prizes, rewards and medals

cross noun [C] (MIXTURE)

a mixture of two or more different things that have been combined to produce something new:

cross between Police dogs are often a cross between a retriever and a German Shepherd.

A hybrid plant is a cross between two plants that are genetically different.

He looks like a cross between Lord Byron, Mick Jagger, and Kate Moss.

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crossbreed noun

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Variety and mixtures

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cross noun [C] (IN SPORT)

in some sports, a kick, hit, or throw of the ball that goes from one side of the playing area to the other, not forwards or backwards:

He headed the ball into the net, after a great cross from Pele.

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Idiom

a (heavy) cross to bear

cross

adjective

/krɒs/ us

/krɑːs/

mainly UK

annoyed or angry:

cross with Don't be cross with me — it's not my fault.

get cross My Dad gets cross with me if I leave the kitchen in a mess.

After waiting for almost an hour I started to get a bit cross.

Synonyms

                angry (EMOTIONAL)
apoplectic
be beside yourself
furious (ANGRY)
incandescent (QUALITY)
incensed
irate
livid (ANGRY)
seething (angry)
sore  (ANGRY) US informal
wrathful

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angry

angryIt does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
soreUS He's still sore about the way things turned out.
annoyedHe was annoyed with her for being late.
irritatedI was irritated that he didn't thank me.

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Angry and displeased

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crossly

cross-

prefix

/krɒs-/ us

/krɑːs-/

across:

cross-border

including different groups or subjects:

cross-party discussions

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Through, across, opposite and against

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Complete and whole

(Definition of cross from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

cross | Business English

cross

verb [ T ]

/krɒs/ us

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BANKING UK

if you cross a cheque, you draw two lines across the middle of it to show that it must be paid into a bank account:

a crossed cheque

(Definition of cross from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the pronunciation of cross, cross-?

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Translations of cross

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ओलांडणे, एकमेकांना छेदणाऱ्या दोन रेषांनी तयार होणारे चिन्ह. लिहलेला मजकूर बरोबर नाही असे "X" या चिन्हाने दाखवतात., क्रॉसच्या आकारातील एक वस्तू ज्यावर लोक मारले गेले…

横切る, 交差する, X（間違いを示す）…

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traverser, se croiser, se dessiner…

travessar, creuar-se, creu…

boos, kruis(je), kruis…

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पार करना, (चिह्न) x या +, कोई चीज़ कहाँ है…

ઓળંગવું, પાર કરવું, ચોકડી…

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arg, kors, kryss…

angry, silang, salib…

ärgerlich, das Kreuz, das Leiden…

krysse, gå over, krysse hverandre…

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роздратований, сердитий, хрест…

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podrážděný, rozmrzelý, kříž…

marah, tanda silang, salib…

ฉุนเฉียว, กากบาท, ไม้กางเขน…

tức giận, dấu chữ thập, cây thánh giá…

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