read across

verb

To draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.

“You're reading across from one case to another in a different legal context entirely.”

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Meanings

verbread across (third-person singular simple present reads across, present participle reading across, simple past and past participle read across)

present singular third person reads across · participle present reading across

  1. transitiveTo draw a conclusion about one phenomenon based on another phenomenon.

    You're reading across from one case to another in a different legal context entirely.

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APA

read across. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read%20across

MLA

“read across.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read%20across. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “read across,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read%20across.

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