crossed over
Went to beyond
Crossed over means to have moved from one side, category, or state to another.
Someone who has crossed over to a rival company switched allegiances.
In music, an artist who crossed over found success in a new genre: She crossed over from country to pop.
The phrase also refers to death, especially in spiritual contexts—the soul has crossed over to the other side.
He crossed over peacefully in his sleep.
- passed awayDied, said gently
- departedHaving left
- defectedChanged allegiance treasonously
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- the great beyondExistence after death
liminal · boundary · bridge · Styx · river Styx · passing · transcendence · metamorphosis · veil · séance · Jordan · medium · turncoat · deceased · jumped · purgatory · threshold · gateway
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- life statusalive, dead, deceased, living, dying
crossed overstayed put
Continued in place
remained · turned back · stayed back · stopped short · stood still
over, cross, crossing, crossed, crosses, crisscross, crossover, crosswise, recross