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cross the river

cross the river verb: synonym of pass the river (to die).

Verb

cross the river (third-person singular simple present crosses the river, present participle crossing the river, simple past and past participle crossed the river)

  1. Synonym of pass the river (to die)
    • He had come back over the frontier of death. nails, spears, and a cross. Today bombs, mines, torpedoes, and shells. The same death. But death has lost its sting since Jesus crossed the river.2014, Horton Davies, Marie-Helene Davies, David Cain, How Far Down Dare I Drink?: Promises Greater Than Dreams, page 82
    Synonyms:
    pass the river

Synonyms of cross the river

Forms of cross the river

third-person singular presentcrosses the river
present participlecrossing the river
past participlecrossed the river
pastcrossed the river

Questions about cross the river

What does cross the river mean?
Cross the river means synonym of pass the river (to die).
What part of speech is cross the river?
Cross the river is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross the river?
The past tense of cross the river is crossed the river.

Words near cross the river in the dictionary

  1. cross that bridge when one gets there
  2. cross that bridge when one gets to it
  3. cross the aisle
  4. cross the floor
  5. cross the line
  6. cross the river
  7. cross the Rubicon
  8. cross the streams
  9. cross the Styx
  10. cross the t's and dot the i's
  11. cross the Thames

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