{
    "term": "cross",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "cross",
            "heSheIt": "crosses"
        },
        "pastSimple": "crossed",
        "pastParticiple": "crossed",
        "ingForm": "crossing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to go across; to pass or stretch from one side to the other",
            "sensetop": "cross overcross (over) from …cross (over) from… to/into…cross (over) to/into…cross somethingcross over something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As soon as traffic slowed down enough to safely cross, I started walking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I waved and she crossed over *(= crossed the road towards me)*.",
                    "contextForm": "cross over"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He crossed over from the other side of the road.",
                    "contextForm": "cross (over) from …"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We crossed from Dover to Calais.",
                    "contextForm": "cross (over) from… to/into…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She crossed to the other side of the room.",
                    "contextForm": "cross (over) to/into…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **cross the road/street**",
                    "contextForm": "cross something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to cross the sea/mountains"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to cross France by train"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bridge crosses the River Dee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was caught trying to **cross the border** illegally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More than 150 000 people crossed the bridge that day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A look of annoyance **crossed her face**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They crossed the finishing line together *(= in a race)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He crossed over the road and joined me.",
                    "contextForm": "cross over something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children must be taught to cross the road safely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's cross over now while the road is clear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They crossed from the States into Canada."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were arrested trying to cross the border."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We crossed over the river into Sweden."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A bridge crosses the river a few miles upstream."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the first time she had crossed the Atlantic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ferry crosses from Portsmouth to Santander."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They crossed the mountains into Spain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to be really careful crossing the road here."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["quickly", "slowly", "safely"],
                "verb + cross": ["try to"],
                "preposition": ["from", "into", "over"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to pass across each other",
            "sensetop": "cross over",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The roads cross just outside the town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The straps cross over at the back and are tied at the waist.",
                    "contextForm": "cross over"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our letters must have crossed in the mail *(= each was sent before the other was received)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to put or place something across or over something else",
            "sensetop": "cross something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **cross your arms/legs** *(= place one arm or leg over the other)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat with her legs crossed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a flag with a design of two crossed keys"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to oppose somebody or speak against them or their plans or wishes",
            "sensetop": "cross somebody",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's really nice until you cross her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had been **crossed in love** *(= the person he loved was not faithful to him)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to make two different types of animal breed (= produce young) together; to mix two types of plant to form a new one",
            "sensetop": "cross A with Bcross A and B",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A mule is the product of a horse crossed with a donkey."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He behaved like an army officer crossed with a professor."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to kick or pass a ball to the side across the field",
            "sensetop": "cross something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sissoko crossed from the left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could not get to the line to cross the ball.",
                    "contextForm": "cross something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to draw a line across something",
            "sensetop": "cross something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to cross your t’s *(= the letters in writing)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to make the sign of the cross (= the Christian symbol) on your chest",
            "sensetop": "cross yourself",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something that is not considered to be acceptable behaviour",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He crossed the line by making details of their very private conversation public."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hope that your plans will be successful (sometimes putting one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep your fingers crossed!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I saw him do it—cross my heart."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to come into your mind",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It never crossed my mind that she might lose *(= I was sure that she would win)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The thought never crossed my mind!"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "occur to somebody"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give somebody money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if somebody crosses somebody’s path or their paths cross, they meet by chance",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hope I never cross her path again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our paths were to cross again many years later."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to fight or argue with somebody",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to pay attention to the small details when you are finishing a task",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become confused about what somebody has said to you so that you think they meant something else",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We seem to have got our wires crossed. I thought you were coming on Tuesday."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/krɒs/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/cross__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɒsɪz/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/crosses__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/krɒst/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/crossed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/crossing__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/krɔːs/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/cross__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɔːsɪz/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/crosses__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/krɔːst/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/crossed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "cr/cross/crossing__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}