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What does"idle"mean?
May 12, 2010 3:40 AM
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doing abs nothing
May 13, 2010
means lazy,and not do want to do nothing in that moment
May 12, 2010
It means that you are not doing anything at that moment.
May 12, 2010
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.
May 12, 2010
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
May 12, 2010
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