Noun
a necklace with a gold cross
The teacher marked the absent students on her list with crosses.
Those who could not write signed their names with a cross. Verb
We crossed the state border hours ago.
The dog crossed the street.
The highway crosses the entire state.
He was the first runner to cross the finish line.
The train crosses through France.
Put a nail where the boards cross.
One line crossed the other. Adjective
I didn't mean to make you cross.
I was cross with her for being so careless.
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Bergen said the brand has always been very active in collaborations and cross-branding.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2026 Suarez controlled the deflection and lobbed a cross to Messi, who tapped it past Johnson.—Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2026
Verb
Super El Niño impact Inflation in India has been rising for 10 straight months, crossing the central bank's medium-term target of 4% in August, even as economic growth has been resilient so far.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2026 But their penalties are part of the problem once Miami crosses the 50-yard line.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross
Word History
Etymology
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Preposition, and Adverb
Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc-, crux
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Old English cros, probably from an early Norse or an early Irish word derived from Latin crux "cross" — related to crucial, cruise, crusade, crux, excruciating
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