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crosses someone's path

crosses someone's path is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 crosses someone's path

What is crosses someone's path the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crosses someone's path is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross someone's path.

Words near crosses someone's path in the dictionary

  1. crosses pattées
  2. crosses potence
  3. crosses potent
  4. crosses someone's mind
  5. crosses someone's palm
  6. crosses someone's path
  7. crosses someone's T
  8. crosses swords
  9. crosses that bridge when one comes to it
  10. crosses the aisle
  11. crosses the floor

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