laze about
laze about · lazes about · lazed about · lazing about
To do nothing in particularTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.
» Because I was lazing about everyday, I got sick.
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1 senses(informal)To do nothing in particular; to be idle.
Examples
4 sentencesBecause I was lazing about everyday, I got sick.
Quit lazing about here forever and hurry up and do your job.
I went to see how the working was going and I found the bricklayers just lazing about.
"Is there anything Tom can do better than Mary?" "Laze about."
de„Gibt es eigentlich etwas, was Tom besser kann als Maria?“ – „Faulenzen.“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesForms
lazes about, lazing about, lazed about, lazed about| Base form | laze about · to laze about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lazes about |
| Present participle | lazing about |
| Past simple | lazed about |
| Past participle | lazed about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb