across

1. 1.

   to the opposite side

   “the football field was 300 feet across”
2. 2.

   transversely

   “the marble slabs were cut across”

   Synonymscrosswisecrossways

Questions about across

What does across mean?

across means "to the opposite side". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in across?

across has 2 syllables: a-cross. The stress falls on "cross". In IPA it is /əˈkɹɔs/.

What is another word for across?

Close synonyms include crosswise, crossways. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.