stare into space in English

Forms: stares into space [present, singular, third-person], staring into space [participle, present], stared into space [participle, past], stared into space [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stare into space (third-person singular simple present stares into space, present participle staring into space, simple past and past participle stared into space)

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    {
      "form": "stares into space",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "stared into space",
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't think he heard a word I said. He just sat there, staring into space."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "stare into space"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stares into space",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staring into space",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stared into space",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stared into space",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't think he heard a word I said. He just sat there, staring into space."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way."
      ]
    }
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"stare into space" meaning in English

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