MEANING
To direct a reader from one part of a text or record to another related part.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- cross-reference a section
- cross-reference the entries
On the page
The catalogue cross-referenced each letter to the diary entry written that week.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- cross-reference
- Past tense
- cross-referenced
- Past participle
- cross-referenced
- Present participle
- cross-referencing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- cross-reference
- Present continuous
- am/is/are cross-referencing
- Present perfect
- have/has cross-referenced
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been cross-referencing
- Past
- cross-referenced
- Past continuous
- was/were cross-referencing
- Past perfect
- had cross-referenced
- Past perfect continuous
- had been cross-referencing
- Future
- will cross-reference
- Future continuous
- will be cross-referencing
- Future perfect
- will have cross-referenced
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been cross-referencing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: cross-reference; cross-references; cross-referenced; cross-referenced; cross-referencing. Noun singular cross-reference; plural cross-references. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: synthesis, analysis. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: cross-references.
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