stare into space

verb

To stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way.

“I don't think he heard a word I said. He just sat there, staring into space.”

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Meanings

verbstare into space (third-person singular simple present stares into space, present participle staring into space, simple past and past participle stared into space)

present singular third person stares into space · participle present staring into space · participle past stared into space · past stared into space

  1. To stare in an absent-minded or unfocused way.

    I don't think he heard a word I said. He just sat there, staring into space.

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“stare into space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stare%20into%20space. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stare into space,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stare%20into%20space.

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