to laze
7
4.3
- verb
- /leɪz/
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- On lazy Sundays, I love to laze on the couch and watch movies all day.
- laze in bed
- laze away
- lazing in the sun
You know, if I could just like, laze around and watch TV all day, that would be my joy.
- You know, if I could just like, laze around and watch TV all day, that would be my joy.
Examples
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Never again to laze in bed, even though you are not the slightest bit tired anymore.
Fiction book (1997) -
She thinks you laze about the house.
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Walk you to the airport and... Laze around here a while longer.
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Well, we could laze around here a while longer.
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I would rather laze about and think of all the fine things that can be done.
Academic text (2010) -
You know, if I could just like, laze around and watch TV all day, that would be my joy.
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If you need me... I'll be lazing about in the lap of luxury.
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Once there was a time when the thrill of the day was to laze and wander aimlessly.
Blog text (10) -
Mostly he swam around the ship or lazed on the deck.
Fiction book (2000) -
Perhaps they were lazing about, enjoying a rustic vacation.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
946
2.4
To spend time relaxing or talking with friends
888
1.5
Spend time without any activity
350
1.1
To spend time sitting and doing very little without a clear purpose
223
4.0
To relax and do very little
43
3.7
To spend time doing nothing useful
14
9.1
To spend time relaxing with friends or alone without a plan
12
2.7
To sit or lie in a place and relax
5
7.0
To sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
5
3.8
To relax and do very little
4
4.0
To relax comfortably and spend time lazily in a chair or on a sofa
3
7.9
Spend time doing very little or nothing
3
8.4
To spend time doing not important things in a relaxed way
2
8.1
To relax and do nothing, often sitting and watching TV
2
7.7
To spend time doing nothing useful
2
8.6
To spend time doing very little and moving around without plans
2
9.5
To waste time instead of doing the work you need
1
6.3
To spend time doing nothing or being inactive
1
8.7
To waste time doing small unimportant things
1
9.2
To spend time doing small unimportant things instead of working
1
3.4
To spend time lazily doing little or nothing
1
4.4
To spend time doing very little and relaxing
1
3.2
To spend time doing nothing
1
6.5
To spend time doing nothing in a lazy way
To relax and do almost nothing
To relax and spend time doing nothing, like watching movies
To spend time doing small unimportant things with no real plan
Spend time or money on unimportant things
To pass time slowly in a relaxed way doing pleasant simple things
To pass time by doing something not useful while you wait
To become quiet and less active, like a storm or room
Antonyms
How Idle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Laze comes from the familiar word lazy, which means 'not active' or 'doing very little'. So to laze is to relax and do almost nothing, like lying in the sun and letting time pass.