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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

respace en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + space.

Meanings

  1. To space again, or by a different amount.
    • To enable high-speed running to be maximised on the Western specifically, some signals were re-spaced, while track realignments at seven sites between Acton, Box Tunnel and Bristol Parkway enabled line speeds to be raised. 2021 October 6, Greg Morse, “The need for speed and the drive for 125”, in RAIL, number 941, page 51:
    • The books were respaced on the shelf.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
respaces Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
respaced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
respaced Tense=Past lexicographic
respacing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic