To come across

To come across
Across A*cross" (#; 115), prep. [Pref. a- + cross: cf. F. en croix. See Cross, n.] From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

{To come across}, to come upon or meet incidentally. --Freeman.

{To go across the country}, to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • come across — {v.} 1. or[run across] To find or meet by chance. * /He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner./ * /The other day I ran across a book that you might like./ * /I came across George at a party last week; it was the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come across — {v.} 1. or[run across] To find or meet by chance. * /He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner./ * /The other day I ran across a book that you might like./ * /I came across George at a party last week; it was the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come across with — ˌcome a ˈcross with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come across with he/she/it comes across with present participle coming across with past tense came across with …   Useful english dictionary

  • come across — 1》 meet or find by chance. 2》 informal provide what is wanted. → come come across give a specified impression. → come …   English new terms dictionary

  • come across somebody — ˈcome across sb/sth derived no passive to meet or find sb/sth by chance • I came across children sleeping under bridges. • She came across some old photographs in a drawer. Main entry: ↑comederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • come across something — ˈcome across sb/sth derived no passive to meet or find sb/sth by chance • I came across children sleeping under bridges. • She came across some old photographs in a drawer. Main entry: ↑comederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • come across — ► come across 1) (also chiefly Brit. come over) give a specified impression. 2) meet or find by chance. 3) informal hand over what is wanted. Main Entry: ↑come …   English terms dictionary

  • come across someone — come across (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …   New idioms dictionary

  • come across something — come across (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …   New idioms dictionary

  • come across — (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …   New idioms dictionary

  • come across as — come across (as) to appear to have a particular attitude or character. Sometimes he seemed like a good old pal, but other times he came across as an angry and unpleasant man …   New idioms dictionary

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