pass across
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Definition
Verb: - To travel or proceed from one side or area to another; to traverse or cross a space, region, or boundary.
Usage
The verb "pass across" describes the action of moving through or over an area to get from one side to the other. It emphasizes the act of traversal. - The ferry passes across the river several times a day. - A shadow passed across her face. - The news passed across the nation very quickly.
Advanced Usage
- To pass across someone's mind/thoughts: To be briefly considered or remembered.
- The idea passed across my mind, but I dismissed it immediately.
Variants and Related Words
- Traverse (verb): To travel across or through.
- Cross (verb): To go or extend from one side of something to the other.
Synonyms
- Go across
- Traverse
- Cross
- Transit
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Pass through: To go through a place, often without stopping for long.
- We will pass through several small towns on our drive.
- Pass over: To cross above something; to ignore or skip.
- The plane passed over the mountains.
Related Idioms
- (To) pass across the board: This is not a standard idiom. The common idiom is "across the board," meaning applying to all categories or members.
- The company announced pay raises across the board.
Verb
- make a passage or journey from one place to another
- The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs
- Some travelers pass through the desert