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across from

across from preposition: facing, opposite.

Preposition

across from

  1. facing, opposite.
    • The woman sitting across from us was smoking a cigar.
    • The gym is across from the lounge. It is behind the lobby.2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Questions about across from

What does across from mean?
Across from means facing, opposite.
What part of speech is across from?
Across from is a preposition.

Words near across from in the dictionary

  1. acrospore
  2. acrospores
  3. acrosporous
  4. across
  5. across country
  6. across from
  7. across lots
  8. across the board
  9. across the ditch
  10. across the line
  11. across the pond

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