cross
part of speech
verb (cross, crosses, crossed, crossing); noun (a cross, crosses); adjective (cross — angry)
meaning for a pupil
1) To cross is to go from one side to the other, like across a road, river or bridge. tree →
2) A cross is a mark like × or +. tree →
3) To cross out is to draw a line through a word or number. tree →
4) Cross (adjective) means angry. tree →
5) To cross your arms or legs is to put one over the other. tree →
sense in the lessons
maths: going across a road, bridge or river, sometimes many times; also crossing out items (cross out the even numbers); the multiplication sign × looks like a cross; a cross-section; everyday life and safety: cross the road at a crossing, look both ways; stories: Mum was cross; phrases: «cross out», «cross your fingers»
examples
- It takes 3 minutes to cross the bridge. tree →
- The ferry crosses the river 6 times a day. tree →
- Cross out the even numbers. tree →
- They crossed 2 streets to reach school. tree →
- Look both ways before you cross. tree →
- Put a cross next to wrong answers. tree →
- Mum was cross because I was late. tree →
- Cross your fingers for good luck. tree →
- He even remembered the cross old cook. tree →
note
Repeated crossings often mean multiply (times × time each). Trap: a trip «there and back» crosses twice. A cross (×) can mark a wrong answer; a check or tick (✓) a right one.
In the corpora
- A grown-up's tiredness or bad mood is usually not about the child and not a sign they are cross with them.
- The line is crossed when it becomes unkind, untrue, about someone's body, or about things that are private.
- After Columbus crossed the Atlantic, plants and animals sailed both ways, and this swap is called the Columbian exchange.
- Watch a line of ants crossing the kitchen floor.
- The Rat is very cross: his boat is lost and his nice suit ruined.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cross» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.