"The couple sat athwart on the bench, looking in opposite directions."
"The picnic tables were arranged in rows and athwart in pairs."
"The recent economic stats run athwart to predictions from the previous quarter."
English, late 15th century
While "athwart" can be an adverb (modifying how a verb is used), it's also used as a preposition. Prepositions indicate relationships between nouns and pronouns. Those relationships can pertain to location ("on," "beside"), direction/movement ("into," "toward"), time ("before," "since"), cause ("because," "for"), and manner ("with," "by"). ...
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