space
verb/speɪs/
/speɪs/
[often passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they space | /speɪs/ /speɪs/ |
| he / she / it spaces | /ˈspeɪsɪz/ /ˈspeɪsɪz/ |
| past simple spaced | /speɪst/ /speɪst/ |
| past participle spaced | /speɪst/ /speɪst/ |
| -ing form spacing | /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/ |
- space something (+ adv./prep.) to arrange things so that they have regular spaces between them
- evenly spaced plants
- a row of closely spaced dots
- Space the posts about a metre apart.
Extra Examples- Make sure the posts are spaced evenly apart.
- Telephone boxes are spaced at regular intervals along the motorway.
- The nails should be spaced at regular intervals.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- at intervals
- equally
- evenly
- …
- along
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium. Current verb senses date from the late 17th cent.
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