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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
What does it mean?
Hi! Could you tell me what "crossed" means in the following sentence?
He was prone to attribute base motives to his closest friends whenever he found himself crossed.
He was prone to attribute base motives to his closest friends whenever he found himself crossed.
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com/us/definition/american_english/cross : Oppose or stand in the way of (someone)
- com/us/definition/american_english/cross : Oppose or stand in the way of (someone)
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Probably sense 7 at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/cross :
Oppose or stand in the way of (someone)
Oppose or stand in the way of (someone)
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Thank you very much:) It matches the meaning of the translated version. I didn't know that " cross " can be used in such away, though I know that " cross" can convey the meaning of " betray " as in, "Never think about crossing me" with some threatening tone:)
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