"space" meaning in English

See space in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /speɪs/ Audio: en-us-space.ogg [US] Forms: space [singular], spaces [plural]
enPR: spās Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Space is area or room with nothing in it or that can be used.
    Sense id: simple-space-en-noun-dWsYPIhc
  2. Space is the black place in the sky where stars are.
    Sense id: simple-space-en-noun-fYjbaTci

Verb

IPA: /speɪs/ Audio: en-us-space.ogg [US] Forms: space [canonical], spaces [third-person, singular], spaced [past], spaced [past, participle], spacing [present, participle]
enPR: spās Head templates: {{verb|spac|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you space two or more things, you put them apart, not together.
    Sense id: simple-space-en-verb-Lv2aNUuc
  2. If you space (out), you stop paying attention or thinking.
    Sense id: simple-space-en-verb-C4FUNjn7 Categories (other): Colloquial, Verbs
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