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crossed someone's path

crossed someone's path is the simple past and past participle of cross someone's path.

Meaning of cross someone's path

Verb

cross someone's path (third-person singular simple present crosses someone's path, present participle crossing someone's path, simple past and past participle crossed someone's path)

  1. (idiomatic) To meet someone by chance.
    • None of the sportsmen who have crossed my path have made as great an impact on me as Ian.
    Synonyms:
    bump into
  2. (idiomatic) To oppose someone's plans.
    • Woe to the maid whose lover
      Shall cross his path to-day!1842, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “The Battle of Lake Regillus”, in Lays of Ancient Rome

Questions about crossed someone's path

What is crossed someone's path the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed someone's path is the simple past and past participle of cross someone's path.

Words near crossed someone's path in the dictionary

  1. crossed out
  2. crossed over
  3. crossed paths
  4. crossed someone's mind
  5. crossed someone's palm
  6. crossed someone's path
  7. crossed someone's T
  8. crossed swords
  9. crossed that bridge when one came to it
  10. crossed the aisle
  11. crossed the floor

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