To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
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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.
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(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.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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