Across The Way

B1 8+

Pronunciation: /əˈkrɔs ðə weɪ/

Definitions of across the way

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

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a cat chasing a mouse across the way.

A2 The bakery across the way sells delicious pastries.

B1 We met our friends at the cafe across the way.

B2 The park across the way is a great place for a picnic.

C1 The hotel across the way offers stunning views of the city.

C2 The restaurant across the way is known for its gourmet cuisine.

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb by providing information about the manner, place, time, degree, or frequency of an action

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a cat across the way.

A2 She waved at me from across the way.

B1 The bakery across the way sells delicious pastries.

B2 We could hear music playing from across the way.

C1 The view of the city from across the way was breathtaking.

C2 The restaurant across the way is known for its gourmet cuisine.

Examples of across the way in a Sentence

formal I noticed a new restaurant across the way from our office building.

informal There's a cute coffee shop across the way that we should check out.

slang I saw some cool street art across the way, let's go take a look.

figurative Even though we come from different backgrounds, we can still find common ground across the way.

Grammatical Forms of across the way

past tense

acrossed the way

plural

across the ways

comparative

more across the way

superlative

most across the way

present tense

across the way

future tense

will be across the way

perfect tense

have gone across the way

continuous tense

is going across the way

singular

across the way

positive degree

very across the way

infinitive

to be across the way

gerund

being across the way

participle

having gone across the way

Origin and Evolution of across the way

First Known Use: 1250 year
Language of Origin: Middle English
Story behind the word: The phrase 'across the way' originated in Middle English as a way to describe something situated on the other side of a street or path.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the phrase 'across the way' has evolved to also imply something located nearby or in close proximity, not just directly across from a specific point.