leaf

[US]/liːf/
[UK]/lif/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch; a single sheet of paper in a book; a page in a book

vi. to produce leaves; to turn the pages of a book

vt. to turn the pages of; to quickly look through pages

Phrases & Collocations

green leaf

autumn leaf

maple leaf

falling leaf

dead leaf

leaf blade

in leaf

leaf area

tobacco leaf

lotus leaf

leaf surface

tea leaf

leaf spot

leaf spring

mulberry leaf

leaf sheath

gold leaf

leaf margin

red leaf

leaf base

leaf node

door leaf

loquat leaf

leaf through

Example Sentences

Not a leaf moved.

the peltate leaf of the nasturtium.

a biserrate leaf margin.

a cuspidate leaf apex.

close to the point of leaf insertion.

An oak leaf is a simple leaf.

a loose-leaf notebook; loose-leaf paper.

the trees are still in leaf .

leafed through the catalog.

The trees leaf out in the spring.

He leafed through the music.

Coquille St.Jacques.Death on a leaf!

a simple leaf; a simple eye or lens.

2Mean values of leaf natality(A)and leaf mortality(B).

leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.

The plane trees have come into leaf.

Real-world Examples

Well, i have turned over a new leaf.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

Twill? Banana leaf. - The leaf, yeah.

Source: Gourmet Base

So, this has a slightly larger leaf.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

The epaulets with the silver oak leaf.

Source: Classic movies

Please, Sue, I want to see the last leaf.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

When he caught a leaf, it all made sense.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

Abe, we found this leaf near a body.

Source: English little tyrant

Watch out Kush, he's using a bay leaf.

Source: Gourmet Base

You will take a leaf out of their book.

Source: Learn authentic English with Anna.

Round about him, not a leaf stirred.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

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