CEFR B1

idlers

noun

Meaning

idlers means one who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses idlers to mean one who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
The teacher asked students to find idlers in the reading.

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idlers (B1)

noun

Definition

idlers means one who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses idlers to mean one who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
The teacher asked students to find idlers in the reading.
Check the words around idlers to choose the right meaning.

How to Use idlers

a/the idlers (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a idlers."
idlers in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked idlers in context before translating it."

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