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Collocations for cross - noun

1. mark made by drawing one line across another

VERB + cross

draw, put
I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.

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2. Christian symbol

ADJECTIVE

gold, silver, stone, wooden
She wore a gold cross on a chain around her neck.
The grave was marked with a stone cross.
market (esp. in the UK)
Celtic

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VERB + cross

wear

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PREPOSITION

on the cross
a painting of Christ on the cross

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PHRASES

(make) the sign of the cross
The priest blessed her, and made the sign of the cross over her.

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3. in football/soccer or hockey

ADJECTIVE

deep, low, perfect

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PREPOSITION

cross by, cross from
a deep cross from Reed

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Collocations for cross - verb

ADVERB

quickly, slowly
safely, successfully
Children must be taught to cross the road safely.
back, over
Let's cross over now while the road is clear.

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VERB + cross

try to
They were arrested trying to cross the border.

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PREPOSITION

from, into
They crossed from the States into Canada.
over
We crossed over the river into Sweden.

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Cross is used with these nouns as the subject:
bridge, expression, ferry, flicker, footpath, frown, letter, pipeline, road, route, smile, smirk, trail, troops

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Cross is used with these nouns as the object:
airspace, arm, ball, barrier, border, boundary, bow, bridge, chasm, continent, creek, desert, desk, distance, divide, equator, face, freeway, frontier, ground, lake, leg, limit, mind, mountain, ocean, pass, path, plain, prairie, river, road, room, sea, stream, street, sword, terrain, threshold, track, yard

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Collocations for cross - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get
I'm going to get very cross before long.
make sb
It really makes me cross to see people dropping litter in the street.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.

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PREPOSITION

about
Are you still cross about me forgetting the flowers?
at
She was very cross at the way she'd been treated.
for
with
She was very cross with him for being late.

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Cross is used with these nouns:
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