How to spell cross

hear itcross/krɔs/verbSounds

What it means: To go from one side to another.

In a sentence: "I will cross the street to visit my friend."

The part people get wrong

Watch for double s. Often misspelled as cros or croos.

Same family: crosses, crossed, crossing, crossover, crosswalk. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Cross” comes from Old Norse and Old Irish words related to the Latin ‘crux’, meaning ‘stake’ or ‘cross’. Over time, English speakers also used it as a verb to describe lines or paths that meet or pass over each other.

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