cut across

• Deutsches Äquivalent des englischen Phrasal Verbs; es bezeichnet eine Abkürzung nehmen oder mehrere Gruppen, Kategorien oder Bereiche betreffen bzw. durchqueren.

A phrasal verb used to indicate taking a shorter route, or to affect or be relevant to multiple groups or categories.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Go across a placeinformal

   To take a shorter route by going directly across an area, rather than following the usual path.

   Abkürzung nehmen

   • We cut across the field to get to school faster.
   • He cut across the park to avoid the traffic.
   • They cut across the empty lot to reach the store.

   Synonymecrosscut throughgo acrosstraverse

   Antonymebypasscircumventdetour

2. Affect or apply to multiple groupsformal

   To affect or be relevant to different groups, categories, or areas, often transcending boundaries.

   verschiedene Gruppen betreffen

   • The new policy cuts across all departments in the company.
   • The issue of climate change cuts across political divides.
   • Her research cuts across several scientific disciplines.

   Synonymebridgecovercrossoverlapspanstraddletranscend

Grundverbcut