WordStudyidle
Not working or doing anything.
Meanings of «idle»
1 · adjective
not working or doing anything
Many workers stood idle when the factory closed.
2 · adjective
an engine running but doing no useful work
The engine stayed idle while we waited at the traffic light.
Similar: ticking overin neutralstationary
Translation
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«idle» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt
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not active or in use
idlenot working or being used; waitingThe factory machines stood idle all week.
dormantasleep for now, can become active laterThe volcano has been dormant for centuries.
Word family
idle B2 · adjectiveidleness B2 · nounidly C1 · adverb
