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crossing someone's path

crossing someone's path is the present participle and gerund 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 crossing someone's path

What is crossing someone's path the present participle and gerund of?
Crossing someone's path is the present participle and gerund of cross someone's path.

Words near crossing someone's path in the dictionary

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

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