Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - idle
Idle
idle
adj. & v. --adj. (idler, idlest) 1 lazy, indolent. 2 not in use; not working; unemployed. 3 (of time etc.) unoccupied. 4 having no special basis or purpose (idle rumour; idle curiosity). 5 useless. 6 (of an action, thought, or word) ineffective, worthless, vain. --v. 1 a intr. (of an engine) run slowly without doing any work. b tr. cause (an engine) to idle. 2 intr. be idle. 3 tr. (foll. by away) pass (time etc.) in idleness. Phrases and idioms idle wheel an intermediate wheel between two geared wheels, esp. to allow them to rotate in the same direction. Derivatives idleness n. idly adv. Etymology: OE idel empty, useless
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English idel, from Old English īdel; akin to Old High German ītal worthless Date: before 12th century lacking worth or basis ; vain , not occupied or employed: as, having no employment ; inactive , not turned to normal or appropriate use , not scheduled to compete , 3. shiftless, lazy, having no evident lawful means of support, see: vain ~ness noun idly adverb II. verb (~d; idling) Date: 1592 intransitive verb 1. to spend time in ~ness, to move idly, to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work , transitive verb to pass in ~ness, to make ~ , to cause to ~, ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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