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Look both ways before you cross the street.
What does Cross mean?
Cross means to go across, feel annoyed, or a shape with two crossing lines.
Dictionary definition
to go from one side to another; as an adjective, annoyed or upset; as a noun, a shape made by two lines crossing.
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Cross in a sentence
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She felt cross when her game was interrupted.
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The map used a small cross to mark the meeting place.
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Practice 1
What can cross mean?
Cross often means to move from one side of something to the other.
Practice 2
Which phrase is closest to cross when it means move over something?
To cross can mean to pass over or go across.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cross correctly?
Crossed means went from one side of the road to the other.
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MeaningCross means to go across, feel annoyed, or a shape with two crossing lines.
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Synonyms
Words like Cross
pass overTo move from one side to another.
annoyedClose in meaning when cross describes a mood.
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Word family
Cross word family
Base word
cross
verb
cross
Base form.
verb
crosses
Crosses now or often.
verb
crossed
Crossed in the past.
noun
crossing
A place or act of going across.
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Hint for students
Cross means to go across, feel annoyed, or a shape with two crossing lines.
Common mix-up
Cross does not always mean go across. In some sentences, it means feel annoyed or shape with two crossing lines.
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Write two short sentences that use cross in different ways. Underline the clue words that show which meaning is being used. Example: She felt cross when her game was interrupted. Clue words: felt, game, interrupted. Ask: Which meaning of cross does my sentence show?
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Ask students to compare meanings of cross in this model sentence: "She felt cross when her game was interrupted." Which meaning fits, and what context clues prove it?
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