leaf
gb/lˈif/ us/lˈif/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
Flat green part of a plant
The flat green part of a plant that grows from the stem or branch.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a [adjective] leaf
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'leaf' with 'leave' because they sound similar but have different meanings and spellings.
పర్యాయపదాలు
foliage (Refers collectively to leaves, usually in large amounts or as a mass.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
stem (The main stalk of a plant, which is the opposite structural part from the leaf.)
పదకలయికలు
green leaf
|falling leaf
|maple leaf
|leaf shape
|leaf surface
విషయాలు
nature
|biology
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The maple tree's leaves turn bright red in autumn.
- A single yellow leaf floated down from the branch.
- She pressed the leaf between the pages of her book to preserve it.
- Each leaf on the plant absorbs sunlight for energy.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The tree has many green leaves.
- A leaf fell on the ground.
- I see a big leaf on the table.
- She holds a leaf in her hand.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
2
Thin sheet of paper or metal
A thin flat piece of paper, metal, or other material.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a leaf of [material]
పర్యాయపదాలు
sheet (General term for a flat piece of material, not limited to plants.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
block (A thick, solid piece of material, opposite in form to a thin sheet.)
పదకలయికలు
gold leaf
|silver leaf
|tobacco leaf
విషయాలు
materials
|manufacturing
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The artist decorated the frame with gold leaf.
- He turned the delicate leaf of parchment carefully.
- Gold leaf is often used in fine art and decoration.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The cake is covered with gold leaf.
- He uses silver leaf for the design.
- I turn the thin leaf of paper.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
3
Page in a book or notebook
One sheet of paper in a book, with writing on both sides.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a leaf of [a book/notebook]
పర్యాయపదాలు
page (More common term for one side of a sheet; 'leaf' refers to the whole sheet with two pages.)
పదకలయికలు
title leaf
|fly leaf
విషయాలు
books
|printing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- He wrote his notes on the last leaf of his notebook.
- The title leaf contains the name of the book and author.
- Some leaves were missing from the old manuscript.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I turn the leaf of my notebook.
- The book has many leaves.
- One leaf is missing from this book.
క్రియ
B1
action
4
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
To turn pages in a book quickly without reading all the words.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to leaf through [a book/magazine]
పర్యాయపదాలు
flip through (Informal and very common way to describe turning pages quickly.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
study (To read carefully and with attention, opposite in approach to 'leaf through'.)
పదకలయికలు
leaf through
విషయాలు
reading
|daily life
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She leafed through the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
- He leafed through the report to find the chart he needed.
- I like to leaf through old photo albums on rainy days.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I leaf through my book before class.
- She leafs through a magazine in the shop.
- He likes to leaf through old photos.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
leaf
IPA
GB/lˈif/
US/lˈif/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
leaf (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (leaf)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: leaf
- Plural: leaf, leafs, leaves
Verb
- Base: leaf
- 3rd Person Singular: leafs
- Present Participle: leafing
- Past: leafed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
leafs
noun
leaves
noun
leafing
verb
leafed
verb
Core family
leafy
adjective
Related words
leaflet
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
leafless
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
leaf through
1/lˈif θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
To turn pages quickly in a book or magazine without reading all the words.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He sat by the fire and leafed through an old photo album.
- I like to leaf through cookbooks for inspiration.
take a leaf out of someone's book
1/tˈeɪk ə lˈif ˈaʊt əv sˈʌmwˌʌnz bˈʊk/
idiom
Copy someone's behavior or example
To do something in the way someone else does it because you think it is good or right.
ఉదాహరణలు
- You should take a leaf out of her book and arrive on time.
- He took a leaf out of his coach's book and trained every day.
turn over a new leaf
1/tˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ ə njˈu lˈif/
idiom
Start behaving better or differently
To start to behave in a better or different way than before.
ఉదాహరణలు
- After moving to a new city, he decided to turn over a new leaf and focus on his studies.
- She promised to turn over a new leaf after the argument.