across
/əˈkrɒs/preposition
उच्चारण अक्रॉस
के पार, एक ओर से दूसरी ओर
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from one side to the other side of something
के पार, एक ओर से दूसरी ओर
- She swam across the river.
- a bridge across the Ganga
- The children ran across the field to meet Radhika.
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- A rope was stretched across the stream.
- He walked across the bridge at Howrah every morning.
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on the other side of something
(किसी चीज़ के) उस पार
- The school is across the road.
- The post office is across the street from the bank.
- My friend lives across the lane from our house.
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- There is a tea stall just across the road.
- The temple is across the river from the old fort.
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in every part of a place
(पूरे) में, भर में
- across the country
- across India
- The festival is celebrated across the state.
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- News of the victory spread across the country within minutes.
- Schools across Kerala were closed because of the heavy rain.
Synonyms throughout all over everywhere in
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across + noun (from one side to the other)
Across shows movement from one side of a surface, road or river to the other.
'Across' किसी सतह, सड़क या नदी के एक ओर से दूसरी ओर जाने की गति दर्शाता है।
- The children ran across the road.
- A bridge across the Ganga was built here.
across (the) + place / all across
Across can also mean in every part of a place, such as across the country or all across India.
'Across' का अर्थ किसी स्थान के हर भाग में भी हो सकता है, जैसे across the country या all across India।
- Diwali is celebrated across the country.
- Reports came in from all across the state.
across from sb / sth
Across from means opposite; it is common in American English, while British English prefers opposite.
'Across from' का अर्थ सामने है; यह American English में आम है, जबकि British English 'opposite' पसंद करता है।
- The bank is across from the railway station.
across as an adverb / come across
As an adverb, across follows verbs such as walk, swim and look, and come across means to find by chance.
Adverb के रूप में 'across' walk, swim और look जैसी verbs के बाद आता है, और 'come across' का अर्थ संयोग से पाना है।
- He swam across to the other bank.
- I came across my old diary yesterday.
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verb + across
walkswimrunstretchspread
- Fog spread across the plains.
across + noun
the roadthe riverthe countrythe worldthe table
- She spoke to people across the world.
adverb + across
rightstraighthalfwayalljust
- The ball went straight across the pitch.
across + abstract noun
generationsculturesborderslanguagesthe board
- Prices rose across the board.
across + group
all age groupsall regionsparty linesthe political spectrum
- The scheme is popular across all age groups.
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- The old man walked across the field to the well.
बुज़ुर्ग खेत के पार कुएँ तक गए।
- Monsoon rains lashed regions across the south.
मानसून की बारिश ने पूरे दक्षिण के क्षेत्रों को भिगो दिया।
- Radhika put her message across clearly in the debate.
राधिका ने वाद-विवाद में अपनी बात स्पष्ट रूप से पहुँचाई।
- The shop across the street sells good sweets.
सड़क के उस पार की दुकान अच्छी मिठाइयाँ बेचती है।
- The river is two hundred metres across here.
यहाँ नदी की चौड़ाई दो सौ मीटर है।
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✗ He swam across from the river.
✓ He swam across the river.
Across takes the river as its object directly; from is not needed.
'Across' के बाद नदी सीधे object बनती है; from की आवश्यकता नहीं।
✗ The ship sailed across to the sea.
✓ The ship sailed across the sea.
Across needs no to before its object.
'Across' के बाद object से पहले to नहीं लगता।
✗ He lives across of the school.
✓ He lives across from the school.
Use across from; of is not part of this phrase.
'Across from' का प्रयोग करें; of इस वाक्यांश का हिस्सा नहीं है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Across, over and through all move from one side to the other, but they differ in the kind of path.
Across, over और through तीनों एक ओर से दूसरी ओर जाने को बताते हैं, पर मार्ग के प्रकार में अंतर है।
From one side of a flat surface to the other.
किसी समतल सतह के एक ओर से दूसरी ओर।
- She walked across the lawn.
Above and past something, often a barrier.
किसी चीज़ के ऊपर से, प्रायः किसी रुकावट के।
- The cat jumped over the wall.
From one end to the other inside something.
किसी चीज़ के भीतर से एक सिरे से दूसरे सिरे तक।
- The train goes through a tunnel.
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come across sb/sth
to meet or find somebody or something by chance
संयोग से मिलना
- I came across an old letter.
get sth across (to sb)
to make something understood
(बात) समझाना
- A good teacher gets ideas across clearly.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
a·cross
?Which word?
Keep apart across and crossed: 'He walked across the road'; 'He crossed the road'.
Across और crossed को अलग रखिए: 'He walked across the road'; 'He crossed the road'।
§Grammar and usage
Across (from one side to the other, on a flat surface: across the road) versus through (inside something: through the forest).
Across (एक ओर से दूसरी ओर, समतल सतह पर: across the road) बनाम through (किसी चीज़ के भीतर से: through the forest)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Come across, get across, run across (meet by chance).
Phrasal verbs: come across, get across, run across (संयोग से मिलना)।