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To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- She spaced out the yoga mats as much as she could while leaving room for some walkways.
- She spaced out her scheduled events as much as she could while leaving time for question-and-answer sessions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- She spaced out when the speaker started droning about the fine-print details of convertible debentures.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: daydream, tune out, zone out
Antonyms: none provided
To increase the white space between letters, words or lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, transitive
Qualifier: typing
Topics: media, printing, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
разполагам
(razpolagam)
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Bulgarian:
разположа
(razpoloža)
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Finnish:
sijoittaa tasaisin välein
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Irish:
agaigh
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozmieszczać
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozmieścić
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozstawiać
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozstawić
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozplanowywać
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozplanować
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozsuwać
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Polish:
rozsunąć
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Portuguese:
dar um espaço
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Spanish:
espaciar
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Spanish:
apartar
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Spanish:
alejar
— to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them
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Bulgarian:
разсейвам се
(razsejvam se)
— to lose attention
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Bulgarian:
разсея се
(razseja se)
— to lose attention
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Bulgarian:
разконцентрирам се
(razkoncentriram se)
— to lose attention
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Bulgarian:
губя внимание
(gubja vnimanie)
— to lose attention
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Finnish:
haaveilla
— to lose attention
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Finnish:
antaa huomion herpaantua
— to lose attention
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Italian:
distrarsi
— to lose attention
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Polish:
błądzić myślami
— to lose attention
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Polish:
zawieszać się
— to lose attention
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Polish:
zawiesić się
— to lose attention
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Polish:
wyłączać się
— to lose attention
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Polish:
wyłączyć się
— to lose attention
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Polish:
zagapiać się
— to lose attention
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Polish:
zagapić się
— to lose attention
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Portuguese:
distrair-se
— to lose attention
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Portuguese:
desorientar-se
— to lose attention
