English · Common Verbs

crossed

/krɒst/

[/krɒst/]

past tense of cross

Beginnerverb

Definition

Past tense and past participle of 'cross': to have go from one side to another in the past.

Example

We crossed the narrow wooden bridge carefully because the planks were old and wet.

We crossed the narrow wooden bridge carefully because the planks were old and wet.

Etymology

From Latin 'crux, crucis' (a cross).

How & Where It’s Used

Used to describe a completed action in the past.

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