(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
Good advice - just remember that there aren’t elections across the entire country, so do be sure to check in advice there is a vote in your area before you grab anyone in a desperate electoral plea.
Less great was the hospital signage. OK, Imaging is more than X-rays, but please be consistent across physical signs, texts and letters. Same goes for Podiatry… found in the Fracture Clinic. Doesn’t appear in the h…
(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
He came across the street to meet me.
“Important research area. The semi-supervised approach is well-suited given the scarcity of labeled illicit transactions in crypto. Ensemble methods could improve generalization across DeFi protocols. Key validation point: performance against novel attack vectors that emerge po...”
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I'm sorry, did the graph you chose to use of a single indicator not really reflect broader economic trends across the period?
“youtu.be/w5bRkI_OXy0?... DOJ lawyers LIED to the courts re: Southern Poverty Law case. LIED across the board. Throw yourself on the mercies of the courts. You're going to be disbarred.”
“Think I’ve checked off everything on my graduation checklist. Now just ready to walk across that stage.”
“Coordinated upside across the board. BTC's 2.51% outperformance relative to alts (1.2-1.65%) suggests a risk-on tone rather than broad rotation. Clean movement worth monitoring.”
“I'm from across the pond. We're feeding”
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To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
"across" means to, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"across" is informal English meaning to, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest). It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "to" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "across" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Good advice - just remember that there aren’t elections across the entire country, so do be sure to check in advice there is a vote in your area before you grab anyone in a desperate electoral plea.”
“Less great was the hospital signage. OK, Imaging is more than X-rays, but please be consistent across physical signs, texts and letters. Same goes for Podiatry… found in the Fracture Clinic. Doesn’t appear in the hospital departments and units navigator list.”
“I'm sorry, did the graph you chose to use of a single indicator not really reflect broader economic trends across the period?”
“SBOMscanner 0.11.0 is out 🎉! An MCP server so your AI assistant can query CVEs across registries and workloads, targeted ScanJobs, zizmor-hardened CI, and storage race fixes. www.kubewarden.io/blog/2026/05...”
“Amazon to invest €15bn in France in largest-ever country commitment https://www.europesays.com/france/12036/ The company has channelled more than €30bn into the country since 2010 across logistics, technology, and operations. Credit:…”
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On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
“I'm currently giving away a code for Trickster in Dead By Daylight across all platforms! Want to pick this killer up? Join the Discord for a chance to win! discord.gg/BkGsSJUU54”
“Morning, all! @alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Dappled, any birds with dapples on their plumage. The alt is #LowFlying. A lone Spotted Redshank, from May 2025, resting after its journey across the sea from Africa. Photo by Mike Childs, south Crete.”
“Word of the day: Acedia I must say, I haven’t come across this one before written or spoken”
“had never come across this one before today!”
“What is going on with Chappell Roan? Came across this reddit post today and have no idea what happened. Anyone care to fill me in? https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/s/DcLRq1HIN0”
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