"cross over" meaning in English

See cross over in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cross over.wav
Etymology: * (to die): From the belief that the soul of the dead crosses over a river (as the Jordan or Styx) when one dies. Etymology templates: {{sense|to die}} (to die): Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cross over (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of crossover Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: crossover
    Sense id: en-cross_over-en-adj-fTDeaVqD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 27 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 59 25 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 30 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 83 10 6

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cross over.wav Forms: crosses over [present, singular, third-person], crossing over [participle, present], crossed over [participle, past], crossed over [past]
Etymology: * (to die): From the belief that the soul of the dead crosses over a river (as the Jordan or Styx) when one dies. Etymology templates: {{sense|to die}} (to die): Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cross over (third-person singular simple present crosses over, present participle crossing over, simple past and past participle crossed over)
  1. (transitive and intransitive) To pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (Translations): krydse over (Danish)
    Sense id: en-cross_over-en-verb-pyxI8Wyu Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0
  2. (intransitive, euphemistic) To die. Tags: euphemistic, intransitive Categories (topical): Death Synonyms (die): go home, go to be with the Lord, pass, pass away, pass over
    Sense id: en-cross_over-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Disambiguation of Death: 15 4 81 Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'die': 0 100

Inflected forms

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