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cross the Thames

cross the Thames verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, the, Thames. Also the alternative form of swim the Thames.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, the, Thames.

Also used as

cross the Thames is also the alternative form of swim the Thames.

Forms of cross the Thames

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

Origin of cross the Thames

Variant of cross the Tiber, by substitution of London’s river Thames for Rome’s river Tiber.

Questions about cross the Thames

What does cross the Thames mean?
Cross the Thames means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, the, Thames.
What part of speech is cross the Thames?
Cross the Thames is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross the Thames?
The past tense of cross the Thames is crossed the Thames.

Words near cross the Thames in the dictionary

  1. cross the river
  2. cross the Rubicon
  3. cross the streams
  4. cross the Styx
  5. cross the t's and dot the i's
  6. cross the Thames
  7. cross the Tiber
  8. cross the wires
  9. cross to bear
  10. cross to take up
  11. cross training

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