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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cross the river en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of pass the river (to die)
    • He had come back over the frontier of death. nails, spears, and a cross. Today bombs, mines, torpedoes, and shells. The same death. But death has lost its sting since Jesus crossed the river. 2014, Horton Davies, Marie-Helene Davies, David Cain, How Far Down Dare I Drink?: Promises Greater Than Dreams, page 82:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
crosses the river Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
crossed the river Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crossed the river Tense=Past lexicographic
crossing the river Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

pass the river