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laze about

B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

Do nothing and just relax, without any purpose or energy.

Literal meaning: To laze (be lazy) about (in various directions or places).

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To spend time relaxing and doing nothing productive, moving around without purpose.

"We spent the whole Sunday morning just lazing about the house in our pyjamas."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Carries a mildly negative connotation of unproductive idleness, though it can also be used positively when talking about a deserved rest. More common in British English. Interchangeable with 'laze around'.

Commonly used with

house garden beach sofa afternoon all day

Forms

Base
laze about
I/you/we/they
3rd person
lazes about
he/she/it
Past simple
lazed about
yesterday
Past participle
lazed about
have + pp
-ing form
lazing about
continuous

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