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Benson
What does"idle"mean?
12 мая 2010 г., 3:40
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doing abs nothing
13 мая 2010 г.
means lazy,and not do want to do nothing in that moment
12 мая 2010 г.
It means that you are not doing anything at that moment.
12 мая 2010 г.
Idle (noun) = the state of being nothing to do.
eg: I am idle at home during the school holiday. (which is not true by the way)
Idle (adjective) = not working, unemployed, free, nothing to do, not in use
eg: Mr. John is idle ever since he has been fired by his boss 3 weeks ago.
Idle (verb without object) = to pass time doing nothing
eg: Sam idled in the shopping morning the whole day, yesterday.
Idle (verb with object) = to make idle.
eg: I waited in the car while idling the engine.
12 мая 2010 г.
The term "idle" is used largely as either an adjective or a verb. It describes a person, object, or state of being that does not involve working operation, such as an person out of work or an automobile at stand-still. As a verb, it means to take part in inactiveness.
Got it from my dictionary
12 мая 2010 г.
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