go across

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To move from one side to the other side of something; to traverse: The primary meaning is to physically move across a space, boundary, or obstacle.
    • To be understood or accepted; to be communicated successfully: A figurative meaning where an idea, message, or feeling passes from one person or place to another.
Usage
  • As a verb, "go across" is typically used with a direct object (what is being crossed) or can be used intransitively when the location is clear from context.
  • It often implies a completed movement from a starting point to a finishing point on the other side.
Examples
  • Literal Movement:
    • You must look both ways before you go across the street.
    • The bridge is the safest way to go across the river.
  • Figurative Communication:
    • I'm not sure if my main point went across during the presentation.
    • The urgency of the message finally went across to the team.
Advanced Usage
  • "to go across well/badly": To be received favorably or unfavorably by an audience.
    • His joke did not go across well with the serious crowd.
  • "to go across to": Can imply switching allegiance or moving to a different place or group.
    • After the debate, several voters went across to the other candidate.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cross (verb): A more common single-word synonym for the literal meaning of traversing.
  • Traverse (verb): A more formal synonym meaning to travel across.
  • Go over: Can be a synonym in some contexts, especially for figurative understanding (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Traverse
  • Cross
  • Pass over
  • Navigate (implies skill in crossing)
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Go over: To review or examine; can also mean to be received (similar to "go across").
    • Let's go over the plan one more time.
  • Get across: To successfully communicate an idea (more common than "go across" in this figurative sense).
    • It's hard to get the concept across to beginners.
Related Idioms
  • Go across the board: Applying to everyone or everything equally.
    • The pay raise will go across the board for all employees.
  • Go across the grain: To act contrary to the natural tendency or norm.
    • His decision to resign went across the grain of everyone's expectations.
Verb
  1. go across or through
    • We passed the point where the police car had parked
    • A terrible thought went through his mind

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