come across—
1. pass from one side to the other:
- Was the Channel rough when you came across?
2. (of messages, etc.) be communicated and understood:
- The preacher spoke for a long time but I’m afraid his meaning did not come across.
3. (coll.) provide money or information:
- “Did she admit it?” “Yes…. But she wouldn’t come across till dawn.”
4. be perceived as a particular type of person:
- You come across as a reasonable kind of guy to most people.
go across— = come across 1:
- Planks were laid so that the villagers could go across the marshy area.