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stared into space

stared into space is the simple past and past participle of stare into space.

Meaning of stare into space

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.

Questions about stared into space

What is stared into space the simple past and past participle of?
Stared into space is the simple past and past participle of stare into space.

Words near stared into space in the dictionary

  1. stareater
  2. stareaters
  3. stared
  4. stared daggers
  5. stared down
  6. stared into space
  7. stared like a stuck pig
  8. stared out
  9. stared someone in the face
  10. staredown
  11. staredowns

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