ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IDLE
Old English īdel; compare Old High German ītal empty, vain.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IDLE
PRESENT
Present
I idle
you idle
he/she/it idles
we idle
you idle
they idle
Present continuous
I am idling
you are idling
he/she/it is idling
we are idling
you are idling
they are idling
Present perfect
I have idled
you have idled
he/she/it has idled
we have idled
you have idled
they have idled
Present perfect continuous
I have been idling
you have been idling
he/she/it has been idling
we have been idling
you have been idling
they have been idling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I idled
you idled
he/she/it idled
we idled
you idled
they idled
Past continuous
I was idling
you were idling
he/she/it was idling
we were idling
you were idling
they were idling
Past perfect
I had idled
you had idled
he/she/it had idled
we had idled
you had idled
they had idled
Past perfect continuous
I had been idling
you had been idling
he/she/it had been idling
we had been idling
you had been idling
they had been idling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will idle
you will idle
he/she/it will idle
we will idle
you will idle
they will idle
Future continuous
I will be idling
you will be idling
he/she/it will be idling
we will be idling
you will be idling
they will be idling
Future perfect
I will have idled
you will have idled
he/she/it will have idled
we will have idled
you will have idled
they will have idled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been idling
you will have been idling
he/she/it will have been idling
we will have been idling
you will have been idling
they will have been idling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would idle
you would idle
he/she/it would idle
we would idle
you would idle
they would idle
Conditional continuous
I would be idling
you would be idling
he/she/it would be idling
we would be idling
you would be idling
they would be idling
Conditional perfect
I would have idle
you would have idle
he/she/it would have idle
we would have idle
you would have idle
they would have idle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been idling
you would have been idling
he/she/it would have been idling
we would have been idling
you would have been idling
they would have been idling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you idle
we let´s idle
you idle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
idling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDLE»
The term «idle» is very widely used and occupies the
14.701 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «IDLE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
idle.
Idle people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It is not accident that boredom and cruelty are great preoccupations in our time.
How these curiosities would be quite forgot, did not such idle fellowes as I put them down.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Most of the time, feelings just seem to get in the way. They're a luxury for the idle, a bourgeois concept. Feelings are overrated.
Surely man was not created to be an idle fellow; he was not set in this universal orchard to stand still as a tree.
If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.
I think it must be awful not to work. My only point in being idle is to rest so that I can work more... I'm only unhappy when I'm not working.
It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDLE»
Discover the use of
idle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
idle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of
Idle Pleasures
In The Book of Idle Pleasures, the United Kingdom's expert Idlers Tom Hodgkinson and Dan Kieran stand up for the simple pleasures in life . . . by lying down for a nap.
Tom Hodgkinson, Dan Kieran, 2010
2
American
Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture
**First Place Grand Prize Winner for Non-Fiction books at the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!! Congratulations Mary!!**
3
Idle Thoughts of an
Idle Fellow
A collection of Jerome K. Jerome's humorous essays, including "On Being Hard Up" and "On Being in the Blues."
4
How to Be
Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto
He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler—sleep, work, pleasure, relationships—while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche—all of whom ...
5
Idle Pursuits: Literature and Oisiveté in the French Renaissance
The point of departure for this book is the initial detachment of the "idle condition" from religious contemplation in the thirteenth century.
For some people, teenage rebellion lasts a bit longer than the actual teen years. For the seventy-something Lola, the spirit, independence, and attitude of youth last for life.
Steve Dickenson, Todd Clark, 2004
Through the fictional character Johnny Shellburn, The Idle Warriors gives rare insight into the mind of the man who allegedly committed the most infamous crime of the century.
Kerry Wendell Thornley, 1991
8
Idle Fictions: The Hispanic Vanguard Novel, 1926–1934, ...
DIVThe "idle fictions" of the vanguard novel of the 1920s and 1930s in Spain and Spanish America represented a kind of interlude of playfulness--a vacation or parenthetical insertion--in what was perceived as the established course of the ...
Gustavo Pérez Firmat, 1993
That is why people read books, watch television, listen to music, and even interact with friends and family. These are things that help us pass the time of our lives.
This collection of essays brilliantly reflects the amazing talents of Jerome K. Jerome. He satirizes and derides the attitudes and values of his times. The work comments on the life around and the vanity of the elite.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
idle is used in the context of the following news items.
Idle Master for Steam gets you card drops for games you have not …
Idle Master is a free program for Microsoft Windows operating systems that gets you trading card drops for games that you don't play or have ... «Ghacks Technology News, Jul 15»
Government Idle as Gorge Closes – Once Again | Scoop News
Government Idle as Gorge Closes – Once Again. The latest closure of the Manawatu Gorge, the third in just three months, proves it has been ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
Walter Energy taking steps to partially idle one of largest mines …
Jim Walter Resources is taking steps to partially idle Mine No. 7 West to reduce costs, according to a court filing from Walter Chief Financial ... «Birmingham Business Journal, Jul 15»
Former GM plant sits idle awaiting radical 3-wheel car
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport's former General Motors Assembly Plant could soon be spinning textiles even if it never boots up its vehicle ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Outdoor Life: Idle thoughts on keeping the water safe - Opinion …
Have you ever heard of one of those laws like you can't chew gum and ride your horse down the street at the same time? Or own too many ... «The News Herald, Jul 15»
Bonner County moves to idle mud bog events - Coeur d'Alene Press …
SANDPOINT - Bonner County is moving to shut down an off-road vehicle park it contends is operating without a conditional use permit. «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jul 15»
idle american
I've never in my adult life gazed into a show-window displaying women's shoes (unless you count the time a sports page was blown flat against ... «Bigbendnow, Jul 15»
Top 10 schedule, results
Ursuline (11-7) is idle. 9. Francis Howell Central (24-3) is idle. 10. Belleville West (15-4) is idle. ... Incarnate Word (14-10) is idle. 6. Westminster ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
R1m for idle metro police chief
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape is accused of wasteful expenditure in employing a metro police chief with no metro police ... «The New Age Online, Jul 15»
ZUMA Takes a Cornish Summer Break at The Idle Rocks
Top luxury British retreat The Idle Rocks is poised to host the international, award winning Knightsbridge restaurant ZUMA for a two night ... «Haute Living, Jul 15»
