laze
/leiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To spend time in a relaxed, lazy, or idle way; to be inactive or do very little: "laze" means to relax or pass time doing nothing in particular, often in a pleasant or leisurely manner. It implies a deliberate choice to avoid work or effort.
- To exist in a state of inactivity or changelessness: This sense emphasizes a prolonged state of idleness or lack of progress.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- After a long week, I just want to laze on the sofa all weekend.
- They spent the afternoon lazing by the pool, enjoying the sunshine.
- He tends to laze around the house instead of doing his chores.
Advanced Usage
- "to laze about/around": to spend time relaxing and doing very little, often in a specific place.
- It was a holiday, so we just lazed about in our pajamas all day.
- "to laze in the sun": to relax idly while enjoying warm sunlight.
- The cat loves to laze in the sun on the windowsill.
Variants and Related Words
- Lazy (adj): unwilling to work or use energy; characterized by idleness.
- He was feeling too lazy to go for a run.
- Laziness (n): the quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness.
- His laziness prevented him from finishing the project.
Synonyms
- Idle: to spend time doing nothing.
- Loaf: to spend time in a lazy, aimless way.
- Lounge: to stand, sit, or lie in a relaxed or lazy way.
- Vegetate: to spend time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Laze about/around: (see "Advanced Usage" above).
- Laze away: to spend (a period of time) in a lazy manner.
- We lazed away the hot summer afternoon in the shade.
Related Idioms
- To laze the day away: to spend an entire day relaxing and doing nothing.
- With no plans, we decided to just laze the day away.
Verb
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
- He slugged in bed all morning