cross over
See also: crossover and cross-over
English
Verb
cross over (third-person singular simple present crosses over, present participle crossing over, simple past and past participle crossed over)
- (transitive and intransitive) To pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another.
- To reach the other bank of the river, we tried crossing over on a log.
- Not many actors are so easily able to cross over from television to film.
Etymology 2
From the belief that the soul of the dead crosses over a river (as the Jordan or Styx) when one dies
Verb
cross over (third-person singular simple present crosses over, present participle crossing over, simple past and past participle crossed over)
- (euphemistic) To die.
- Sarah's grandmother crossed over last night.
Synonyms
- (die): go home, go to be with the Lord, pass, pass away
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