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crosses the Rubicon

crosses the Rubicon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross the Rubicon.

Meaning of cross the Rubicon

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.
    • He knew that by coming out to his family he would be crossing the Rubicon, but he could not live a lie anymore.

Questions about crosses the Rubicon

What is crosses the Rubicon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crosses the Rubicon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross the Rubicon.

Words near crosses the Rubicon in the dictionary

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

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