laze

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /leɪz/ UK /leɪz/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lathe /ð/ vs /z/ Sounds like raze /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

1

verb
to spend time relaxing idly

We lazed by the pool all afternoon.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to spend time relaxing idly lounge loaf idle relax loll dawdle

Opposites

toil labor work hustle

Word family

Derived forms lazing

Related forms lazy laziness lazily

Etymology

A back-formation from lazy (16th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle Low German lasich 'slack, feeble').

Topics

Actions & Processes

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