stare/gaze off into space — stare/gaze (off) into space : to look straight ahead without looking at anything specific He wouldn t even look at me. He just sat there, staring into space. • • • Main Entry: ↑space … Useful english dictionary
stare/gaze into space — stare/gaze (off) into space : to look straight ahead without looking at anything specific He wouldn t even look at me. He just sat there, staring into space. • • • Main Entry: ↑space … Useful english dictionary
stare off into space — stare (off) into space see ↑space, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑stare … Useful english dictionary
look into space — look/stare/into space phrase 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. Thesaurus: to ignore something, or to not… … Useful english dictionary
stare into — phr verb Stare into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑distance, ↑space … Collocations dictionary
gaze into space — look/stare/gaze into ˈspace idiom to look straight in front of you without looking at a particular thing, usually because you are thinking about sth • He sat staring into space, like a man in a trance. Main entry: ↑spaceidiom … Useful english dictionary
stare — verb ADVERB ▪ fixedly, hard, intently, unblinkingly ▪ I could see a man staring at me intently. ▪ steadily ▪ impassively … Collocations dictionary
stare — stare1 [ ster ] verb intransitive *** to look at someone or something very directly for a long time: It s rude to stare. stare at: He lifted his head and stared at her. stare into/out of/through etc.: They sat on the balcony, staring out across… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
space — space1 [ speıs ] noun *** ▸ 1 empty/available area ▸ 2 area for purpose ▸ 3 beyond atmosphere ▸ 4 area everything is in ▸ 5 time and freedom ▸ 6 in writing/print ▸ 7 space for publishing something ▸ 8 period of time ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
space — I UK [speɪs] / US noun Word forms space : singular space plural spaces *** 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… … English dictionary
