laze
/leɪz/verb
उच्चारण लेज़
आराम से पड़े रहना, आलस में समय बिताना
Core word
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[I] ~ (about/around)
to relax and do very little
आराम से पड़े रहना, आलस में समय बिताना
- We spent the holiday lazing on the beach.
- He lazed around the house all Sunday.
- On Sundays Radhika loves to laze in bed with a book.
+ 2 more examples
- The cows lazed in the shade of the banyan tree.
- Don't laze about when the exams are so close.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
laze about / around
The phrasal verb means to relax without doing any work. It has no object.
यह phrasal verb बिना कोई काम किए आराम करने का अर्थ देता है और इसका object नहीं होता।
- We lazed about all Sunday.
- She lazed around on the sofa.
laze + adverbial phrase
Laze can be followed by place phrases: laze on the beach, laze in the sun.
Laze के बाद स्थान बताने वाले phrase आ सकते हैं: laze on the beach, laze in the sun।
- The tourists lazed on the beach.
laze away + time
Laze away the day or the afternoon means to spend it idly.
'Laze away the day' का अर्थ दिन को आलस में बिताना है।
- He lazed away the whole afternoon.
lazing (participle)
Drop the e before -ing: lazing. The past is lazed.
-ing जोड़ने से पहले e हटाइए: lazing। Past रूप 'lazed' है।
- The cat was lazing in the sun.
laze vs relax
Laze suggests doing nothing at all, sometimes with a hint of idleness. Relax is neutral and may involve light activity.
'Laze' में बिलकुल कुछ न करने का भाव है, कभी-कभी आलस्य के संकेत के साथ। 'Relax' तटस्थ है और इसमें हल्की गतिविधि हो सकती है।
- He relaxed with a book, while his brother simply lazed about.
+Collocations 5
laze + adverb
aboutaroundawayidlyhappily
- The boys lazed about in the shade of the banyan tree.
laze + place
by the poolon the beachin the gardenin bedon the terrace
- We lazed by the pool all morning.
laze + time
the day awaythe afternoonSundaythe holidaysthe weekend
- She lazed away the holidays.
laze + purpose
after examson a holidayafter workafter lunch
- After the exams, the students lazed for a week.
laze + related word
lazylazinesslazilylazybones
- The lazy cat lazed on the wall.
“More examples 7
- After the board exams, Radhika lazed about for a week.
board परीक्षा के बाद राधिका एक सप्ताह तक आराम से पड़ी रही।
- The dog lazed in the sun outside the shop.
कुत्ता दुकान के बाहर धूप में आलस्य से पड़ा रहा।
- We lazed on the houseboat in Srinagar.
हमने श्रीनगर में हाउसबोट पर आराम से समय बिताया।
- He lazed around instead of preparing for his test.
वह परीक्षा की तैयारी करने के बजाय निठल्ला पड़ा रहा।
- I want to laze in bed this Sunday.
मैं इस रविवार को बिस्तर में आराम से पड़ा रहना चाहता हूँ।
- Radhika loves to laze with a novel on rainy days.
बरसात के दिनों में राधिका उपन्यास लेकर आराम करना पसंद करती है।
- The family lazed away the afternoon after a big meal.
भरपेट भोजन के बाद परिवार ने दोपहर आराम से बिताई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He lazed his Sunday on the sofa.
✓ He lazed away his Sunday on the sofa.
Laze is intransitive; use laze away before the time.
'Laze' intransitive है; समय के साथ 'laze away' प्रयुक्त होता है।
✗ We were lazeing on the beach.
✓ We were lazing on the beach.
Drop the final e before -ing.
-ing जोड़ने से पहले अंतिम e हटाइए।
→Phrasal verbs 1
laze about/around
to spend time relaxing and doing very little
इधर-उधर आलस में पड़े रहना
- Stop lazing about and help me in the kitchen.
- They lazed around all afternoon.