LekhoriLekhoriTo, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
That store is across the street.
across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
And make sure you're parked across the mall in the outside lot. […] Last time I was there, I parked in a parking structure and paid an arm and a leg for it.
From one side to the other.
she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
On the other side.
If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
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In a particular direction.
He leaned across for a book.