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stare into space

stare into space verb: to stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way.

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)

  1. To stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way.
    • I don't think he heard a word I said. He just sat there, staring into space.

Forms of stare into space

third-person singular presentstares into space
present participlestaring into space
past participlestared into space
paststared into space

Questions about stare into space

What does stare into space mean?
Stare into space means to stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way.
What part of speech is stare into space?
Stare into space is a verb.
What is the past tense of stare into space?
The past tense of stare into space is stared into space.

Words near stare into space in the dictionary

  1. stare at the wall
  2. Stare Brusno
  3. stare daggers
  4. stare decisis
  5. stare down
  6. stare into space
  7. stare like a stuck pig
  8. stare out
  9. stare someone in the face
  10. stareater
  11. stareaters

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