How to pronounce cross in English

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Pronunciation of Cross is Cross, cr-o-ss

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    Cross phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'cross'

    • Traditional IPA representation of cross: /kroʊss/
    • Modern IPA representation of cross: /crɒss/

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    List of meaning for cross

    to go to the other side of something

    cross(noun)

    a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

    crisscross, cross, mark(noun)

    a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

    Cross(noun)

    a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

    cross, crown of thorns(noun)

    any affliction that causes great suffering

    "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

    hybrid, crossbreed, cross(noun)

    (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

    "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"

    hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing(adj)

    (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

    cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwise(adj)

    extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

    "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"

    crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered(verb)

    annoyed and irritable

    traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across(verb)

    travel across or pass over

    "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

    intersect, cross(verb)

    meet at a point

    thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk(verb)

    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

    cross(verb)

    fold so as to resemble a cross

    "she crossed her legs"

    cross, traverse, span, sweep(verb)

    to cover or extend over an area or time period

    "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

    cross(verb)

    meet and pass

    "the trains crossed"

    cross(verb)

    trace a line through or across

    "cross your `t'"

    crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed(verb)

    breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

    "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"

    being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera

    raises both purebred and cross lambs

    easily irritated or annoyed

    she was cross all day because of a nagging headache

    a test of faith, patience, or strength

    dyslexia is just my cross to bear, and I accepted it long ago

    an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera

    the mare is an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross

    to be unfaithful or disloyal to

    people who cross the local mob boss usually are found floating in the river

    to divide by passing through or across

    there's a light where that street crosses Main Street

    to make one's way through, across, or over

    you may have to cross some woods on the way

    to enter the mind of

    the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg

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    cross in sentence

    1. Hungry lions lurk in the tall grass and wait for unsuspecting gazelles to cross their path.

    2. It is unsafe for kids to cross the busy school road without a crossing guard to guide them to the other side.

    3. Because they lived so far away, Luke and Lue had to cross many fields to get to their house.

    4. While on the Oregon Trail, there were so many rivers to cross that a day didn’t go by that the wagon didn’t cross a river on their 6-month trek.

    5. Although the frozen lake was quite tenuous and unstable, Henry still decided to cross it on foot.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term cross

    The menace is real. We cross our fingers and hope.

    Fatou Fall

    Sophisticated manipulation is going to cross state lines and people are likely to place bets in different states, particularly if they know that no one is aggregating data across states and looking at it.

    Bryan Seeley

    I am philosophical Christ; crucified on the cross of ignorance for the sake of divine vanity.

    Kedar Joshi

    Trump endeavors to cross the ‘swamp’ of Washington DC as he carries the light of truth, hope, and prosperity. The murky water of the deep state is laced with dangerous vermin, perfectly willing to destroy American prosperity for their personal ideologies and financial gain.

    Jon McNaughton

    Fryal Abbo, with her teen daughter, Najma, mourns the death of Fryal Abbo. Fryal Abbo was killed for selling alcohol in a Christian shop two days before Christmas last year. ( Hollie McKay. com) Others at Camp Virgin Mary tell similar stories. Ena Kromy, 77, clutched a cross and a photograph of Ena Kromy son as Ena Kromy sat in the sunshine. Ena Kromy, too, was dressed all in black.Her son was shot in the head at a restaurant where he worked eight years ago. The restaurant, too, was targeted because it served alcohol. Ena Kromy said the shock of his death killed Fryal Abbo a few months later.My son died from his head, and Fryal Abbo from his heart, Ena Kromy sobbed. Recently, Kromypackedup and returned toMosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, after itwas recaptured from ISIS militants.Butshe discovered her househad been destroyed in the fighting.So she returned to Camp Virgin Mary, with Camp Virgin Mary mixture of lingering fear and desperation to flee Iraq altogether. The government tells us to go back, but I will never go back to that home.

    Nehla Kheder

    Most people would know to keep other obvious things away from children – chemicals and medicines – but button batteries don’t cross their minds.

    Andrew Stiff

    Greta is amazingly courageous to be standing up against ignorance and injustice regarding the climate crisis, i feel humbled that Greta accepted our offer as the lowest-carbon option to cross the Atlantic -- despite the lack of comfort for her.

    Boris Herrmann

    Their compatriots included such beasts as Wiwaxia, a slug covered in leaf-like scales and towering spines; Anomalocaris, resembling a cross between a lobster and a can-opener; Nectocaris, a boggle-eyed two-armed squid, and Opabinia, which looks like a shrimp that swallowed a vacuum cleaner.

    Martin Smith

    I went out to Charing Cross to see Major General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition.

    Samuel Pepys

    The fallacy and satanic mindset of Al-Shabaab is that in Somalia, they kill Muslims and Somalis, they cross the border here and then say they are killing non-Muslims. That is a tricky way of doing business.

    Nadif Jama

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