Noun
a necklace with a gold cross
The teacher marked the absent students on her list with crosses.
Those who could not write signed their names with a cross. Verb
We crossed the state border hours ago.
The dog crossed the street.
The highway crosses the entire state.
He was the first runner to cross the finish line.
The train crosses through France.
Put a nail where the boards cross.
One line crossed the other. Adjective
I didn't mean to make you cross.
I was cross with her for being so careless.
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Noun
Five-layer composite structure The entire laminate relies on a five-layer composite structure that measures under a single millimeter in cross-section.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2026 They can be seen sitting cross legged on the floor, Rashi in a forest green shirt and jeans, and her mother in a pink head covering.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2026
Verb
Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2026 Bessent’s answer indicates that US officials worry going after Chinese banks would be crossing a red line.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cross
Word History
Etymology
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Preposition, and Adverb
Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc-, crux
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Old English cros, probably from an early Norse or an early Irish word derived from Latin crux "cross" — related to crucial, cruise, crusade, crux, excruciating
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