Space
/speɪs/
Definitions
4 meaningsThe limitless three-dimensional realm that contains all matter and is outside the Earth's atmosphere.
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The boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction.
Astronauts explore the mysteries of outer space.
💡 Simply: Imagine looking up at the stars at night. All that empty, dark area where the stars are is space. It's like a giant playground that goes on forever!
👶 For kids: The big, big place where stars and planets are, way, way up high.
More Examples
The rocket launched into space.
The satellite sends information from space back to Earth.
How It's Used
"The Hubble telescope has provided stunning images of deep space."
"Starships travel through the vast expanse of space."
An empty or available area; an interval of time.
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An area or extent that is available or free for a specific purpose.
There's not enough space in the car for all the luggage.
💡 Simply: Think of the empty area in your room. You have space to move around, play games, or put furniture. Or think about a parking spot -- it provides space for the car.
👶 For kids: The empty spot or place where you can put something or do something.
More Examples
We need more space between the tables.
The new office has ample workspace for everyone.
How It's Used
"The architect designed the building to maximize living space."
"The computer has limited hard drive space."
A gap or period of time between events or activities.
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An interval of time, or a period.
Give me some space to think about it.
💡 Simply: When you need a break from someone or something, that's space. It's the room or time you need for yourself. Sometimes, you might want space to breathe and do something different.
👶 For kids: A little bit of time between doing one thing and doing another thing.
More Examples
There was a space of several years between the events.
Please leave a space between your lines of text.
How It's Used
"Give the team some space to resolve this on their own."
"We needed more space between appointments to avoid overlap."
To place or set something at intervals or with a space between.
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To arrange objects with intervals between them.
The letters are spaced too far apart.
💡 Simply: Imagine you are setting up the chairs. You need to space them out so everyone has room to sit and move around, like that you've got the chairs spread far apart from each other, right?
👶 For kids: To put things with some room between them.
More Examples
She carefully spaced the plants in the garden.
He spaced out the bullet points for clarity.
How It's Used
"The editor spaced out the lines for better readability."
"The artist spaced the objects evenly across the canvas."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
space out
To lose concentration and become unaware of one's surroundings; to daydream.
"During the boring lecture, he started to space out."
personal space
The physical space around a person that they consider private.
"Respecting personal space is important in social interactions."
in space
Located beyond the Earth's atmosphere
"The astronauts are working in space."
From Middle English *spas*, from Old French *espace*, from Latin *spatium* ('a space, a distance').
The word 'space' has been used to describe the physical realm since the 14th century.
Memory tip
Think of the vastness of the universe; that's space.
Word Origin
"spatium (space, distance)"