Across The Street

Pronunciation: /əˈkrɔs ðə strit/

Definitions of across the street

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

Example Sentences

A1 I live across the street from the park.

A2 The bakery across the street has delicious pastries.

B1 There is a new restaurant across the street that I want to try.

B2 The bookstore across the street is having a sale on bestsellers.

C1 The art gallery across the street showcases local artists' work.

C2 The luxury hotel across the street offers stunning views of the city skyline.

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

Example Sentences

A1 The bakery is across the street.

A2 I can see the park across the street.

B1 The post office is located across the street from the library.

B2 There is a new cafe opening across the street next week.

C1 The protesters gathered across the street from the courthouse.

C2 The hotel across the street offers a stunning view of the city skyline.

Examples of across the street in a Sentence

formal The new grocery store is located across the street from the library.

informal I saw your friend's car parked across the street.

slang Let's meet up at the cafe across the street.

figurative She felt like her dreams were just across the street, waiting to be realized.

Grammatical Forms of across the street

• past tense: crossed
• plural: across the streets
• comparative: more across the street
• superlative: most across the street
• present tense: crosses the street
• future tense: will cross the street
• perfect tense: has crossed the street
• continuous tense: is crossing the street
• singular: across the street
• positive degree: across the street
• infinitive: to cross the street
• gerund: crossing the street
• participle: crossing the street

Origin and Evolution of across the street

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'across the street' originated from the concept of a street being a divider between two areas or buildings.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the phrase 'across the street' has remained consistent in its meaning of indicating a location on the opposite side of a street. However, with the development of urban areas and transportation, the phrase has become more commonly used in everyday language to describe directions and locations.