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across the pond

UK/əˌkɹɒs ðə ˈpɒnd//əˌkɹɔs ðə ˈpɑnd/

across the pond prepositional phrase: on or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Prepositional phrase (1)

  1. (informal) On or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
    • My friend across the pond sometimes finds my accent hard to understand.
    • We flew across the pond to visit my parents in Vancouver.

Prepositional phrase (2) capitalized: across the Pond

  1. Alternative letter-case form of across the pond.
    • American public service broadcasting is now streaks ahead of its confused old British mentor1999 August 28, Neal Ascherson, “BBC loses out across the Pond”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 May 2014
    • The mod revival that surged stateside and across the Pond in the late 1970s and early ‘80s introduced devotees like Elofson to its tenets of soul music, Italian scooters, and — above all — sharp dressing.2011 December 9, Rachel B. Levin, “Mod music, clothing make a comeback at area clubs”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Synonyms of across the pond

Forms of across the pond

alternative formacross the Pond

Origin of across the pond

From across + the pond (“the Atlantic Ocean”).

Words that rhyme with across the pond

10 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about across the pond

What does across the pond mean?
Across the pond means on or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
What part of speech is across the pond?
Across the pond is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce across the pond?
Across the pond is pronounced /əˌkɹɒs ðə ˈpɒnd/ (UK).

Words near across the pond in the dictionary

  1. across from
  2. across lots
  3. across the board
  4. across the ditch
  5. across the line
  6. across the pond
  7. across the way
  8. across variable
  9. across variables
  10. across-the-board
  11. acrosses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: across the pond (page history and authors); across the Pond (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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