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spaces out

spaces out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of space out.

Meaning of space out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
    • She spaced out the yoga mats as much as she could while leaving room for some walkways.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus.
    • She spaced out when the speaker started droning about the fine-print details of convertible debentures.
  3. (dated, transitive, typing) To increase the white space between letters, words or lines.

Questions about spaces out

What is spaces out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spaces out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of space out.

Words near spaces out in the dictionary

  1. spacer oligonucleotide typing
  2. spacers
  3. spaces
  4. spaces of Destot
  5. spaces of Disse
  6. spaces out
  7. spacescape
  8. spacescapes
  9. spacescraper
  10. spacescrapers
  11. spaceshifting

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