crossed the line
crossed the line is the simple past and past participle of cross the line.
Meaning of cross the line
Verb
cross the line (third-person singular simple present crosses the line, present participle crossing the line, simple past and past participle crossed the line)
- To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
- I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the equipment.
- Synonyms:
- go too far, overstep the mark
- To finish a race.
- Synonyms:
- go all the way
- Antonyms:
- fall at the last hurdle
- To achieve completion of something.
- Synonyms:
- go all the way
- Antonyms:
- fall at the last hurdle
- To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
- To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.
Questions about crossed the line
- What is crossed the line the simple past and past participle of?
- Crossed the line is the simple past and past participle of cross the line.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossed the line (page history and authors); cross the line (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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