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• New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkɹɒs/
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• New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: ə-krŏs′
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• Australian, British, Southern, Standard: /əˈkɹɔs/
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• /əˈkɹɔs/ without the cot–caught merger
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• ə-krôs′ without the cot–caught merger
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• cot-caught-merger: /əˈkɹɑs/
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• cot-caught-merger: ə-krŏs′
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• proscribed: /əˈkɹɔst/
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• proscribed: /əˈkɹɑst/
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• Canada: /əˈkɹɒs/
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• Scotland: /əˈkɾɔs/
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 K R AO1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Old French en Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Old French crois Anglo-Norman an croizbor. Middle English acros English across From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.

245 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: през (prez) — from one side to the other
• Chinese Mandarin: but see 從一邊到另一邊 /从一边到另一边 (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān) — from one side to the other
• Finnish: yli — from one side to the other
• Finnish: poikki — from one side to the other
• Interlingua: trans — from one side to the other
• Irish: sall — from one side to the other
• Romanian: dincolo — from one side to the other
• Romanian: trans- — from one side to the other
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis — from one side to the other
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn — from one side to the other
• Spanish: a través — from one side to the other
• Spanish: de través — from one side to the other
• Bulgarian: оттатък (ottatǎk) — on the other side
• Chinese Mandarin: 在對面 /在对面 (zài duìmiàn) — on the other side
• Finnish: toisella puolella — on the other side
• Korean: 반대편에서 (bandaepyeoneseo) — on the other side
• Malayalam: അപ്പുറം (appuṟaṁ) — on the other side
• Polish: po drugiej stronie — on the other side
• Romanian: pe cealaltă parte — on the other side
• Romanian: dincolo — on the other side
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis — on the other side
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn — on the other side
• Chinese Mandarin: but see 從...的一邊向 /从...的一边向 (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān) — in a particular direction
• Finnish: kohti — in a particular direction
• Korean: 으로 (euro) — in a particular direction
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis — in a particular direction
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn — in a particular direction
• Bulgarian: водоравно (vodoravno) — crosswords: horizontally
• Chinese Mandarin: 橫寫的 /横写的 (héngxiě de) — crosswords: horizontally
• Czech: vodorovně — crosswords: horizontally
• Dutch: horizontaal — crosswords: horizontally
• Finnish: vaakasuoraan — crosswords: horizontally
• Greek: οριζόντιος (orizóntios) — crosswords: horizontally
• Italian: attraverso — crosswords: horizontally
• Italian: orizzontale — crosswords: horizontally
• Norwegian Bokmål: vannrett — crosswords: horizontally
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vassrett — crosswords: horizontally
• Polish: poziomo — crosswords: horizontally
• Portuguese: em horizontal — crosswords: horizontally
• Romanian: de-a curmezișul — crosswords: horizontally
• Romanian: în curmeziș — crosswords: horizontally
• Romanian: transversal — crosswords: horizontally
• Romanian: orizontal — crosswords: horizontally
• Slovak: vodorovne — crosswords: horizontally
• Slovene: vodoravno — crosswords: horizontally
• Swedish: horisontellt — crosswords: horizontally
• Swedish: vågrätt — crosswords: horizontally
• Uzbek: koʻndalang — crosswords: horizontally
• Afrikaans: oor — from the far side
• Albanian: përtej — from the far side
• Gheg Albanian: asejd — from the far side
• Amharic: ከባሻገር (käbašagär) — from the far side
• Arabic: عَبْرَ (ʕabra) — from the far side
• Armenian: վրայով (vrayov) — from the far side
• Armenian: միջով (miǰov) — from the far side
• Asturian: al traviés — from the far side
• Azerbaijani: üstündən — from the far side
• Azerbaijani: üzərindən — from the far side
• Azerbaijani: içindən — from the far side
• Azerbaijani: ortasından — from the far side
• Azerbaijani: arasından — from the far side
• Bashkir: аша (aşa) — from the far side
• Bashkir: خلال (ḵelaal) — from the far side
• Belarusian: праз (praz) — from the far side
• Belarusian: упо́перак (upópjerak) — from the far side
• Bulgarian: през (prez) — from the far side
• Catalan: a través de — from the far side
• Cherokee: ᏗᎦᎾᏗᎯᏍᏗ (diganadihisdi) — from the far side
• Chinese Mandarin: 橫過 /横过 (héngguò) — from the far side
• Czech: přes — from the far side
• Danish: over — from the far side
• Dutch: dwars — from the far side
• Esperanto: trans — from the far side
• Finnish: poikki — from the far side
• West-Frisian: dwers — from the far side
• German: über — from the far side
• Greek: δια μέσου (dia mésou) — from the far side
• Hebrew: מֵעֵבֶר (me'éver) — from the far side
• Italian: attraverso — from the far side
• Japanese: ...の向こうに (-no mukō-ni) — from the far side
• Japanese: ...を横切って (-o yokogitte) — from the far side
• Japanese: ...の向こう側に (-no mukōgawa-ni) — from the far side
• Khmer: កាត់ (kat) — from the far side
• Korean: 가로질러 (garojilleo) — from the far side
• Northern Kurdish: di ser ... re — from the far side
• Latin: trāns — from the far side
• Macedonian: преку (preku) — from the far side
• Malayalam: കുറുകേ (kuṟukē) — from the far side
• Mirandese: atrabeç — from the far side
• Polish: przez — from the far side
• Polish: poprzez — from the far side
• Portuguese: através — from the far side
• Russian: че́рез (čérez) — from the far side
• Russian: поперёк (poperjók) — from the far side
• Scottish Gaelic: thar — from the far side
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis air — from the far side
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn air — from the far side
• Serbo-Croatian: преко — from the far side
• Serbo-Croatian: preko — from the far side
• Slovak: cez — from the far side
• Slovak: naprieč — from the far side
• Slovene: čez — from the far side
• Lower Sorbian: pśez — from the far side
• Spanish: a través de — from the far side
• Spanish: cruzando — from the far side
• Swedish: över — from the far side
• Ukrainian: че́рез (čérez) — from the far side
• Ukrainian: упо́перек (upóperek) — from the far side
• Ukrainian: попере́к (poperék) — from the far side
• Welsh: ar draws — from the far side
• Arabic: عَبْرَ (ʕabra) — on the opposite side
• Armenian: մյուս կողմում (myus koġmum) — on the opposite side
• Armenian: մյուս կողմը (myus koġmə) — on the opposite side
• Armenian: դիմացը (dimacʻə) — on the opposite side
• Asturian: al otru llau de — on the opposite side
• Azerbaijani: üzbəüz — on the opposite side
• Bashkir: аша (aşa) — on the opposite side
• Belarusian: насу́праць (nasúpracʹ) — on the opposite side
• Belarusian: насупро́ць (nasuprócʹ) — on the opposite side
• Bulgarian: оттатък (ottatǎk) — on the opposite side
• Bulgarian: отвъд (otvǎd) — on the opposite side
• Chinese Mandarin: 在對面 /在对面 (zài duìmiàn) — on the opposite side
• Czech: přes — on the opposite side
• Danish: over — on the opposite side
• Dutch: overheen — on the opposite side
• Dutch: tegenover — on the opposite side
• Esperanto: trans — on the opposite side
• Finnish: toisella puolella — on the opposite side
• West-Frisian: dwers — on the opposite side
• German: gegenüber — on the opposite side
• Greek: απέναντι (apénanti) — on the opposite side
• Greek: αντίπερα (antípera) — on the opposite side
• Italian: attraverso — on the opposite side
• Italian: dall'altra parte — on the opposite side
• Japanese: 向こう (mukō) — on the opposite side
• Korean: 반대편에서 (bandaepyeoneseo) — on the opposite side
• Northern Kurdish: li aliyê din yê — on the opposite side
• Macedonian: преку (preku) — on the opposite side
• Malayalam: അപ്പുറം (appuṟaṁ) — on the opposite side
• Polish: po drugiej stronie — on the opposite side
• Polish: naprzeciwko — on the opposite side
• Portuguese: do outro lado de — on the opposite side
• Romanian: dincolo de — on the opposite side
• Romanian: peste — on the opposite side
• Russian: че́рез (čérez) — on the opposite side
• Russian: напро́тив (naprótiv) — on the opposite side
• Russian: на друго́й стороне́ (na drugój storoné) — on the opposite side
• Scottish Gaelic: thar — on the opposite side
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis air — on the opposite side
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn air — on the opposite side
• Serbo-Croatian: prekoputa — on the opposite side
• Slovak: cez — on the opposite side
• Slovene: čez — on the opposite side
• Lower Sorbian: pśez — on the opposite side
• Spanish: al otro lado de — on the opposite side
• Swedish: över — on the opposite side
• Telugu: ఆవల (āvala) — on the opposite side
• Telugu: అవతల (avatala) — on the opposite side
• Ukrainian: напро́ти (napróty) — on the opposite side
• Ukrainian: навпро́ти (navpróty) — on the opposite side
• Arabic: عَبْرَ (ʕabra) — from one side to another
• Armenian: մի կողմից մյուսը (mi koġmicʻ myusə) — from one side to another
• Asturian: al traviés — from one side to another
• Bashkir: аша (aşa) — from one side to another
• Belarusian: праз (praz) — from one side to another
• Chinese Mandarin: but see 從一邊到另一邊 /从一边到另一边 (cóng yībiān dào lìng yībiān) — from one side to another
• Czech: přes — from one side to another
• Danish: over — from one side to another
• Dutch: overheen — from one side to another
• Esperanto: trans — from one side to another
• Finnish: poikki — from one side to another
• Finnish: halki — from one side to another
• Finnish: yli — from one side to another
• French: à travers — from one side to another
• West-Frisian: dwers — from one side to another
• Georgian: გადასწვრივ (gadasc̣vriv) — from one side to another
• Georgian: გარდიგარდმო (gardigardmo) — from one side to another
• German: quer — from one side to another
• Greek: κατά πλάτος (katá plátos) — from one side to another
• Italian: attraverso — from one side to another
• Northern Kurdish: di ... re — from one side to another
• Latin: trāns — from one side to another
• Malayalam: ഉടനീളം (uṭanīḷaṁ) — from one side to another
• Māori: puta noa — from one side to another
• Polish: przez — from one side to another
• Portuguese: através — from one side to another
• Romanian: prin — from one side to another
• Romanian: peste — from one side to another
• Russian: че́рез (čérez) — from one side to another
• Russian: сквозь (skvozʹ) — from one side to another
• Scottish Gaelic: thar — from one side to another
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis air — from one side to another
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn air — from one side to another
• Slovak: cez — from one side to another
• Slovak: naprieč — from one side to another
• Slovene: prek — from one side to another
• Lower Sorbian: pśez — from one side to another
• Spanish: atravesado — from one side to another
• Spanish: a través de — from one side to another
• Spanish: cruzando — from one side to another
• Swedish: över — from one side to another
• Ukrainian: через (čerez) — from one side to another
• Ukrainian: крізь (krizʹ) — from one side to another
• Armenian: միջով (miǰov) — bridging a gap
• Bashkir: аша (aşa) — bridging a gap
• Czech: přes — bridging a gap
• Danish: gennem — bridging a gap
• Finnish: yli — bridging a gap
• West-Frisian: dwers — bridging a gap
• Greek: δια μέσου (dia mésou) — bridging a gap
• Italian: attraverso — bridging a gap
• Northern Kurdish: di ser ... re — bridging a gap
• Portuguese: através — bridging a gap
• Russian: че́рез (čérez) — bridging a gap
• Russian: сквозь (skvozʹ) — bridging a gap
• Scottish Gaelic: thar — bridging a gap
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis air — bridging a gap
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn air — bridging a gap
• Slovak: naprieč — bridging a gap
• Slovene: prek — bridging a gap
• Lower Sorbian: pśez — bridging a gap
• Spanish: entre — bridging a gap
• Spanish: a través de — bridging a gap
• Swedish: genom — bridging a gap
• Armenian: խաչաձեւ (xačʻajew) — perpendicularly
• Czech: přes — perpendicularly
• Danish: tværs over — perpendicularly
• Dutch: zijdelings — perpendicularly
• Finnish: poikittain — perpendicularly
• Finnish: ristiin — perpendicularly
• Greek: καθέτως (kathétos) — perpendicularly
• Greek: κατακορύφως (katakorýfos) — perpendicularly
• Italian: attraverso — perpendicularly
• Korean: 수직으로 (sujigeuro) — perpendicularly
• Northern Kurdish: di ser hev re — perpendicularly
• Macedonian: попреку (popreku) — perpendicularly
• Portuguese: perpendicularmente — perpendicularly
• Russian: поперёк (poperjók) — perpendicularly
• Scottish Gaelic: thar — perpendicularly
• Scottish Gaelic: thairis air — perpendicularly
• Scottish Gaelic: tarsainn air — perpendicularly
• Slovak: cez — perpendicularly
• Lower Sorbian: pśez — perpendicularly
• Swedish: tvärs över — perpendicularly
• Spanish: en — spanning; throughout