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double-space

double-space verb: to type (or format) text by leaving a blank line between each line of text.

Verb

double-space (third-person singular simple present double-spaces, present participle double-spacing, simple past and past participle double-spaced)

  1. (transitive) To type (or format) text by leaving a blank line between each line of text.
  2. (intransitive) To type (or format) text with two spaces between consecutive sentences.

Forms of double-space

third-person singular presentdouble-spaces
present participledouble-spacing
past participledouble-spaced
pastdouble-spaced

Questions about double-space

What does double-space mean?
Double-space means to type (or format) text by leaving a blank line between each line of text.
What part of speech is double-space?
Double-space is a verb.
What is the past tense of double-space?
The past tense of double-space is double-spaced.

Words near double-space in the dictionary

  1. double-sided tape
  2. double-sided tapes
  3. double-six
  4. double-slit experiment
  5. double-slit experiments
  6. double-space
  7. double-spaced
  8. double-spaces
  9. double-spacing
  10. double-stop
  11. double-stopped

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