an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
"the architect left space in front of the building"
"they stopped at an open space in the jungle"
"the space between his teeth"
any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
"the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"
"the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"
one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
"the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
Of time.
"We have plenty of space in our schedule to finish the project by Friday."
Free time; leisure, opportunity.
"I'd love to join you for dinner tonight since I finally have some free space in my schedule after work wraps up early."
In plain English: Space is the vast, empty area between planets and stars where nothing solid exists.
"There is not enough space in my closet for all of my winter coats."
place at intervals
"Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates"
To roam, walk, wander.
"The lost puppy kept trying to space out across the wide meadow until it found its way back home."
In plain English: To space something means to put it at regular intervals so that there is room between each item.
"The architect planned to space the windows evenly across the wall."
A surname.
"During the talent show, a judge named Space praised her performance as the best of the evening."
The word "space" entered English via Middle English and Anglo-Norman, tracing its roots back to the Latin spatium. Originally derived from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to stretch or pull," it carried forward the concept of an open area or interval.