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How to Pronounce cross?

Correct pronunciation for the word "cross" is [kɹˈɒs], [kɹˈɒs], [k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s].

Definition of cross

  1. Transverse: falling athwart: opposite; adverse; perverse; untractable; peevish; interchanged; of a cross breed.
  2. To draw a line or lay one thing, as a sword, across another; to erase by cross lines; to cancel; to make the sign of the cross; to pass or move over from side to side: to thwart; to obstruct; to be inconsistent with; to debar; to produce young from different varieties of a species.
  3. A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either in form of a +, T, or an X; the cross on which Christ suffered; Christ's sufferings or passion; the symbol of the Christian religion; the Christian religion itself: an ornament, monument, mark, &c., like a cross; a line drawn across another: anything that crosses, thwarts, obstructs, perplexes, or distresses: a mixing of breeds in producing animals. To take up the cross, to be resolved to sacrifice self for some sacred interest in the spirit of Christ. Cross of Calvary, a cross on three steps. Latin cross, one with crossbeam two-thirds up. Tau cross, one like T. St. Andrew's cross, one like X.
  4. To lie or be athwart; to pass from side to side directly or obliquely.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the present tense of Cross?

  • The personal forms of the verb "cross" in the present tense are:

  • - I cross

  • - You cross

  • - He/she/it crosses

  • - We cross

  • - You (plural) cross

  • - They cross
  • What is the past tense of Cross?

  • The personal forms of the verb "cross" in the past tense are as follows:

  • - First person singular: I crossed

  • - Second person singular: you crossed

  • - Third person singular: he/she/it crossed

  • - First person plural: we crossed

  • - Second person plural: you crossed

  • - Third person plural: they crossed
  • What is the adverb for cross?

    The adverb form of the word "cross" is "crossly".

    What is the adjective for cross?

    The adjective form of the word "cross" is "crossed".

    Usage over time for cross:

    This graph shows how "cross" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of cross?

    The plural of the "cross" can be the "crosses".

    What is the singular form of cross?

    The singular of the "cross" can be the "cross".

    Synonyms for Cross:

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