HELPNOTE For the special uses of across in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come across is in the phrasal verb section at come.
1 from one side to the other side:
It's too wide. We can't swim across. * The yard measures about 50 feet across.
2 in a particular direction towards or at sb/sth:
When my name was called, he looked across at me.
3 (across from) opposite:
There's a school just across from our house.
4 (of an answer in a CROSSWORD) written from side to side:
I can't do 3 across.
preposition
1 from one side to the other side of sth:
He walked across the field. * I drew a line across the page. * A grin spread across her face. * Where's the nearest bridge across the river?
2 on the other side of sth:
There's a bank right across the street.
3 on or over a part of the body:
He hit him across the face. * It's too tight across the back.
4 in every part of a place, group of people, etc.
SYNTHROUGHOUT:
Her family is scattered across the country. * This view is common across all sections of the community.
