Traverse means to

• A. to move across or through
• B. to cross
• C. to extend across
• D. to travel around

Answer: (A)

Traverse means to move across or through something, covering distance from one side to the other or through an area. This captures the sense of actively getting from one boundary to the opposite side, often with effort, as in traversing a mountain range or a forest. It’s a broader idea than simply crossing, which is just the action of going from one side to another; extending across describes the span of something rather than the act of moving, and traveling around implies circumnavigation or avoidance rather than moving straight through or across.