Laze (Verb)

Pengertian Laze

Laze (laze – lazed – lazed – lazing) adalah verb (kata kerja bahasa Inggris) yang berarti “to relax and do nothing or very little” (bersantai dan tidak atau hampir tidak melakukan apapun).

Kata ini merupakan intransitive verb (tidak diikuti direct object) yang sering disertai adverb (kata keterangan) “around” dan “about” dan/atau preposition (frasa kata depan) “by”, “in”, dan “on”.

Contoh Kalimat Laze dan Artinya

1. I don’t have time to laze around the beach.
   (Saya tidak mempunyai waktu untuk bemalas-malasan di sekitar pantai.) + preposition “around”
2. Maybe we can grab a cool drink and laze by the pool this weekend.
   (Mungkin kita bisa mengambil minuman dingin dan bersantai di pinggir kolam renang akhir pekan ini.) + preposition “by”
3. They lazed around all day.
   (Mereka bermalas-malasan seharian.)
4. She spent the day lazing around in bed because of work exhaustion.
   (Dia menghabiskan hari itu bermalas-malasan di tempat tidur karena kelelahan kerja.)
5. Stop lazing around and do something!
   (Berhenti bermalas-malasan dan lakukan sesuatu!)

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• Simple Future Tense
• Present dan Past Participle
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• Verb Phrase
• Perfect Infinitive
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References:

1. Meaning of “laze” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/laze. Accessed on January 6, 2019.
2. laze around. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/laze+around. Accessed on January 5, 2019.
3. laze around. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/laze–around. Accessed on January 5, 2019.
4. Definition of laze verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/laze. Accessed on January 5, 2019.
5. laze – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/laze. Accessed on January 5, 2019.