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64 3.1
To put things some distance apart from each other
  • verb
  • /speɪs/
translation icon : espaciar
  • So we can so we can space out the moments appropriately.
  • closely spaced
  • evenly spaced
  • spaced apart

Examples

  • And then we're going to space our super bells in between.

  • So I went like this and space that one out, space that one out.

  • So we're going to space them apart like this.

  • So we're going to space them apart like this.

  • Let me space this out a little bit.

  • Have your students record an audio track that properly spaces out the directions they have written.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Everyone forms a loosely spaced line and begins walking slowly south, eyes to the ground.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In short, research suggests that frequent, properly spaced, cumulative tests will improve student achievement and motivation.

    Academic text (1993)
  • By combining the information from several parallel slices spaced 8 mm apart, a three-dimensional model was created.

    Academic text (1994)
  • For the garden, make sure to space the flowers at least a foot apart to allow for growth.

Synonyms

to intersperse
vsto space
12 7.2

To put things in different places among other things

is about arranging items apart from each other at intervals
to stagger
vsto space
12 4.2

Arrange things so they are spaced out in place or time

focuses on arranging items apart at intervals without timing or alignment focus

Antonyms

27 3.7

To fill a space with many things so it becomes untidy

Idioms

Expect more news or updates soon

Phrasal Verbs

to space out
  • Informal
4 7.7

To stop paying attention for a short time because your mind wanders

Move things so there is room for something

To make more room by removing or moving things

Compounds

space station
  • Specialized
131 3.9

A large place built in space where people live and work for science

91 3.0

The area beyond Earth's air where there is almost no air and you find stars and planets

78 1.0

A marked place for one car in a lot, garage, or on a street

70 3.4

A government project to explore outer space using rockets and satellites

space shuttle
  • Specialized
69 4.2

A reusable vehicle with wings that carries people and cargo to space and returns to Earth

space-time
  • Specialized
46 7.9

A way of seeing space and time as one thing

The area around a person that others should not go into without permission

deep space
  • Specialized
25 6.4

An area far beyond the solar system, between stars and galaxies

21 3.7

To go beyond the air around the Earth in a rocket

20 1.6

A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone

crawl space
  • Specialized
15 5.7

A low narrow space under the main floor of a building that people use to reach pipes and wires

14 4.5

A place where people can speak openly without being judged or hurt

space-time continuum
  • Specialized
13 8.1

A four-dimensional framework that joins space and time where events happen

11 3.1

A small heater that you can move to warm one room

space probe
  • Specialized
11 4.2

A machine sent into space without people to study planets and send information back

10 3.4

An organization that plans and runs missions to explore and use outer space

An area surrounded by walls or barriers

space age
  • Archaic
5 4.7

Looking futuristic and using advanced materials like those for space travel

space capsule
  • Specialized
5 4.2

A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth

space walk
  • Specialized
5 4.9

A time when an astronaut leaves a spacecraft to work outside in space

space vehicle
  • Specialized
4 3.5

A machine built to travel in outer space, like a spacecraft or satellite

living space
  • Archaic
4 9.3

Land a country wants to take for its people to live and grow

interstellar space
  • Specialized
4 6.0

The space between stars that contains gas, dust, and small particles

disk space
  • Specialized
3 3.4

The amount of free storage on a computer for saving files

3 3.6

A period of history after humans first went into space, starting about 1957

space opera
  • Literature
3 6.3

Science fiction stories with big adventures and drama set in outer space between fighting empires

3 1.6

An empty area for writing or filling in information

3 1.0

A long key on a keyboard that adds a space between words

space helmet
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A protective head covering astronauts wear to breathe and stay safe in space

2 3.8

A tall tower in Seattle that people visit to see the city

A United States government agency that runs the country's space program and studies air and space

phase space
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A space where each axis shows one thing that can change to describe a system's state

1 3.5

A short time to rest or think when you feel pressure

pleural space
  • Specialized
1 8.2

The thin space between the two layers around the lungs that holds a little fluid

space rocket
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A large machine that carries people or things from Earth into space

intergalactic space
  • Specialized
1 7.5

The area between separate galaxies in the universe

interplanetary space
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Space between the planets in a solar system

absolute space
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Space that exists by itself and stays the same no matter what is in it

Euclidean space
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A space with flat geometry and a fixed number of dimensions, like a flat plane or room

Hilbert space
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A mathematical space, often with infinitely many dimensions, where you measure distance and define right angles like in geometry

space cadet
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A person who often daydreams and does not pay attention

space laboratory
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A spacecraft in orbit where people live and do science experiments

space medicine
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A field that studies how space flight affects human health

subarachnoid space
  • Specialized
1 7.3

The space around the brain and spinal cord that holds the clear fluid that cushions them

A period by law when debt payments pause and lenders cannot collect

dead-air space
  • Specialized
7.7

A space with no air movement between layers that helps keep heat in or out

A former part of the United States Air Force that managed military space and missile operations

factor space
  • Specialized
8.9

A way of showing data using a few important numbers to study or compare it

mathematical space
  • Specialized
8.2

A group of points that follows simple rules used in geometry and other math

metric space
  • Specialized
9.9

A set of points with a rule that gives a distance between any two points like on a map

hair space
  • Specialized
9.9

A very thin space used in printed text between letters or words

null space
  • Specialized
9.6

A set of vectors that a matrix sends to the zero vector

pseudometric space
  • Specialized
9.9

A space where different points can have distance zero

pericardial space
  • Specialized
5.8

A space between the two layers around the heart that holds fluid to let the heart move smoothly

semi-metric space
  • Specialized
9.9

A set of points where two different points can have zero distance

swap space
  • Specialized
6.2

A part of the hard drive used as extra memory when computer memory is full

topological space
  • Specialized
9.9

A set of points with a rule that says which groups of points are open

space biology
  • Specialized
5.5

Study of how outer space affects living things and search for life elsewhere

space platform
  • Specialized
6.7

A station high above Earth where people live and do science

space lattice
  • Specialized
8.0

A three-dimensional pattern of points showing where tiny particles like atoms sit in a crystal

space writer
  • Literature
7.9

A person paid by how much printed space their articles use

9.9

Physical laws do not change when left and right are swapped

The area you can see and how you judge distance in it

How Far

to scatter
187 2.8
spread
4 3.3
to stagger
12 4.2
to space
64 3.1
cluster
210 3.1
to pack
278 2.3

Surface Forms

space infinitive
spaced past
spaced past participle
spacing present participle
spaces third person singular

Etymology

Space as a verb comes from the noun space and the Latin spatium, meaning 'room' or 'interval'; to 'space' things is to leave room or regular gaps between them. So to space chairs or events is to put a clear gap or room between each one.