leaf

CEFRA1

/ˈliːf/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A flat green part of a plant that grows from a stem.

  2. 02

    noun

    A single sheet in a book or set of papers.

Examples

  • The criminal became a Christian and turned over a new leaf.

  • Meg found a four leaf clover.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈlɪi̯f]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.

  2. Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.

  3. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

More examples

In context

  • The lettuce in our burgers is 100% hand-leafed.

  • The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side.

  • Heretofore advertisers have had to buy and pay for a leaf — two pages.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-o-m, from *lewbʰ- (“to cut off”). Cognates Cognate with Scots leaf (“leaf”), Yola laafe (“leaf”), North Frisian luuf (“leaf”), Saterland Frisian Loof (“leaf”), West Frisian leaf (“leaf”), Cimbrian loap (“leaf”), Dutch loof (“foliage”), German Laub (“leaves”), German Low German Loov (“leaf”), Luxembourgish Laf (“foliage, leaves”), Mòcheno lap (“leaf”), Vilamovian łaub, łaup, łojp (“leaf”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål løv (“leaf”), Faroese leyv (“leaf”), Icelandic lauf (“leaf”), Norwegian Nynorsk lauv (“leaf”), Swedish löv (“leaf”), Gothic 𐌻𐌰�...