lazelaze /leɪz/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 
Word Origin Examples
We spent the afternoon lazing in the sun.laze about/around We lazed around, gazing at the views.—laze noun [singular]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINlaze
Verb TableOrigin:
1500-1600 lazyVERB TABLE
laze
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | laze |
| he, she, it | lazes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lazed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lazed |
| he, she, it | has lazed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lazed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will laze |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lazed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am lazing |
| he, she, it | is lazing | |
| you, we, they | are lazing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was lazing |
| you, we, they | were lazing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lazing |
| he, she, it | has been lazing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lazing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lazing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lazing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I'm just going to laze around and watch TV.
- I found him lazing around in bed with a cup of coffee and the paper.
- On the porch, two large cats sat lazing in the sun.
Longman Language Activatorto behave in a lazy way► sit/lounge/laze around
Collocations informal to spend time sitting and relaxing and not doing any work: · We lazed around on the beach most of the day.· Why not finish your homework, instead of just sitting around doing nothing?· It's a perfect place to lounge around -- hot sunshine and free drinks.
► shirk to deliberately avoid your work or your responsibilities because you are lazy, in a way that makes people not have respect for you: · We don't want anyone shirking round here -- everyone is expected to earn their pay.shirk your duties/responsibilities: · Our father never shirked his responsibilities.· John doesn't want to go to war, but he won't shirk his duty.
► not lift a finger informal to not help someone at all with work that must be done, such as cooking and cleaning, with the result that they have to do it all on their own: · Tim doesn't lift a finger when it comes to housework.not lift a finger to help: · We spent the day moving furniture, but Sara didn't lift a finger to help.
to rest► rest to stop working or stop being active, and sit down or lie down so that you become less tired: · If you're tired, we'll stop and rest for a while.· The doctor told me to take some time off work and try to rest.
► take a rest also have a rest especially British to rest for a short time in the middle of a tiring activity: · Don't stay in front of the computer for long periods of time -- take a rest occasionally.· There was a TV in the hotel room, and sometimes I escaped up there to have a rest.take/have a rest from something: · A spokesman said that the Senator needed to take a rest from the campaign activity.
► relax to do something that makes you feel calm and comfortable and helps you to forget about your work and problems: · Take a deep breath, and relax.· They had a lovely weekend, relaxing and lying by the pool.help somebody (to) relax: · Drink this. It will help you relax.
► take a break also have a break especially British to stop what you are doing for a short time, so that you can rest: · Let's take a break now for coffee.take/have a short/quick break: · Is it all right if we have a short break at about 10:30?take/have a break from something: · I spoke to the Secretary of State as he took a break from preparing his speech.
► lie down also have a lie down/go for a lie down British to put yourself in a flat position, usually on a bed, in order to rest when you are tired, although not necessarily in order to sleep: · During the day, I get so tired I have to lie down on the bed for a couple of hours.· Towards evening she grew tired, and went to her room for a lie down.
► put your feet up informal to rest for a short time after a tiring activity, especially by sitting with your feet resting on something: · Well, at least put your feet up for a few minutes. Would you like a drink?· When you're pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to put your feet up.
► laze to rest, especially by lying in a pleasant place, often when you should be working or doing something: laze in/on/around etc: · I found him lazing around in bed with a cup of coffee and the paper.· On the porch, two large cats sat lazing in the sun.
► take it easy also take things easy to do things gently and with less effort than usual in order to avoid becoming worried or tired, especially because you are not feeling strong or healthy: · After the operation, I was told to take things easy for a month or two.· Maybe we should just go home and take it easy tonight.
► chill/chill out spoken to spend time resting or doing something enjoyable which does not need much effort: · We chilled out in front of the TV with a couple of beers.· Yeah, my family left a few minutes ago, so I'm just chilling for a while.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► around
to relax and enjoy yourself in a lazy waylaze in· She had lazed around the pool to her heart's content - and she had played tennis with Carlos three times.
We spent the afternoon lazing in the sun.laze about/around We lazed around, gazing at the views.—laze noun [singular]