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noun

/speɪs/

singular	space
plural	spaces

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1
[countable/uncountable] an empty or available area
We replaced the bath with a shower to create more space.
Every space on the walls is covered with pictures.
a confined/limited/enclosed space (=a small space):
Their voices sounded loud in the confined space.
space for:
The nursery has space for 48 children.
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1. a.
  [countable/uncountable] an area of land where there are no buildings
  What we really need is more green spaces in cities.
  open space:
  policies to protect, enhance, and create open space
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2. b.
  [uncountable] the area that is available on a computer for storing information
  These applications don't take up huge amounts of hard disk space.
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3. c.
  [uncountable] an area that exists in a particular part of a building
  a two-storey building with 3,000 square metres of floor space
  In summer the roof space is very hot.
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Collocations: space
Collocations
space1
▪ create, fill, find, leave, make, take up
2
[countable] an empty area between things
Leave a space of about two feet.
space between:
You can grow seeds in the spaces between the plants.
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3
[countable/uncountable] an area used for a particular purpose
a parking space
I only have a small working space.
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4
[uncountable] the whole of the universe outside the Earth's atmosphere
man's ventures into space
a space mission
in space:
The crew have been living in space for over three months.
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See also seed¹
5
[uncountable] the area in which everything exists
The idea that space and time were curved was still controversial.
the changing positions of objects in three-dimensional space
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6
[countable] an empty area that you leave between words, lines, or paragraphs
Leave one line space between the paragraphs.
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1. a.
  a place on a form where you write something
  Write your name and address in the spaces below.
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2. b.
  the width of one letter of the alphabet when you are typing
  Move the cursor two spaces to the right.
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7
[uncountable] the amount of space that is available for publishing something such as an article or advertisement
Newspapers also make money from selling advertising space.
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8
[uncountable] time and freedom to do things how and when you want, especially in your relationships with other people
The children were given little personal space or privacy.
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See also breathing space
9
[singular] a period of time
space of time:
It was an amazing achievement in such a short space of time.
in/within the space of:
In the space of 36 hours, I had travelled halfway round the world.
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phrase

look/stare into space
to look in front of you for a long time without seeing the things that are there because you are thinking about something else
He sat quietly for a while, staring into space.
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