leg

CEFRA1

/ˈlɛɡ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A body part used for standing and walking.

  2. 02

    noun

    One section of a journey, race, or trip.

Examples

  • How long can you balance on one leg?

  • I'll be about again when my leg heals.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈleɡ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

  2. The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

  3. A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.

More examples

In context

  • It costs an arm and a leg.

  • Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.

  • The left leg of these jeans has a tear.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr (“leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, *lagwijaz (“leg, thigh”) (see it for more). Cognate with Scots leg (“leg”), Icelandic leggur (“leg, limb”), Norwegian Bokmål legg (“leg”), Norwegian Nynorsk legg (“leg”), Swedish lägg (“leg, shank, shaft”), Danish læg (“leg”), Lombardic lagi (“thigh, shank, leg”), Latin lacertus (“limb, arm”), Persian لنگ (leng). Upon borrowing, mostly displaced the native Old English term sċanca (Modern English shank).