loaf about
loaf about · loafs about · loafed about · loafing about
To do nothing in particularTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.
» Each loaf takes about 36 hours from start to finish.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To do nothing in particular; to be idle.
Examples
1 sentencesEach loaf takes about 36 hours from start to finish.
Forms
loafs about, loafing about, loafed about, loafed about| Base form | loaf about · to loaf about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | loafs about |
| Present participle | loafing about |
| Past simple | loafed about |
| Past participle | loafed 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.