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Is idle a verb

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

It is a verb if used in the context of "to move lazily with no purpose".

Otherwise it is an adjective or a noun.

A verb is a word that describes either an action (walk, run, etc), an occurrence (become, happen, etc) or state of being (stand, exist, etc).

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