across

Pronunciation: [ә'krɒs]

Average Rank: 668

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 越过, 穿过, 与...相交叉, 在...的对面 adv. 交叉, 到另一边, 在对面, 成十字

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. to the opposite side
  • r. transversely
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#413

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.9% (Top 95.9% most frequent)
95.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1119

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 88.8% (Top 88.8% most frequent)
88.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#472

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.3% (Top 95.3% most frequent)
95.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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