leaf
gb/lˈif/ us/lˈif/
A1
انگریزی
~ 1900
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A1
entity
1
Flat green part of a plant
The flat green part of a plant that grows from the stem or branch.
استعمال کا انداز:
a [adjective] leaf
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'leaf' with 'leave' because they sound similar but have different meanings and spellings.
ہم معنی الفاظ
foliage (Refers collectively to leaves, usually in large amounts or as a mass.)
متضاد الفاظ
stem (The main stalk of a plant, which is the opposite structural part from the leaf.)
لفظی تراکیب
green leaf
|falling leaf
|maple leaf
|leaf shape
|leaf surface
موضوعات
nature
|biology
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Thin sheet of paper or metal
A thin flat piece of paper, metal, or other material.
استعمال کا انداز:
a leaf of [material]
ہم معنی الفاظ
sheet (General term for a flat piece of material, not limited to plants.)
متضاد الفاظ
block (A thick, solid piece of material, opposite in form to a thin sheet.)
لفظی تراکیب
gold leaf
|silver leaf
|tobacco leaf
موضوعات
materials
|manufacturing
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The cake is covered with gold leaf.
- He uses silver leaf for the design.
- I turn the thin leaf of paper.
اسم
B2
entity
3
Page in a book or notebook
One sheet of paper in a book, with writing on both sides.
استعمال کا انداز:
a leaf of [a book/notebook]
ہم معنی الفاظ
page (More common term for one side of a sheet; 'leaf' refers to the whole sheet with two pages.)
لفظی تراکیب
title leaf
|fly leaf
موضوعات
books
|printing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I turn the leaf of my notebook.
- The book has many leaves.
- One leaf is missing from this book.
فعل
B1
action
4
Turn pages quickly without reading fully
To turn pages in a book quickly without reading all the words.
استعمال کا انداز:
to leaf through [a book/magazine]
ہم معنی الفاظ
flip through (Informal and very common way to describe turning pages quickly.)
متضاد الفاظ
study (To read carefully and with attention, opposite in approach to 'leaf through'.)
لفظی تراکیب
leaf through
موضوعات
reading
|daily life
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I leaf through my book before class.
- She leafs through a magazine in the shop.
- He likes to leaf through old photos.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
leaf
IPA
GB/lˈif/
US/lˈif/
ہجا بندی اور زور
leaf (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (leaf)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: leaf
- Plural: leaf, leafs, leaves
Verb
- Base: leaf
- 3rd Person Singular: leafs
- Present Participle: leafing
- Past: leafed
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
leafs
noun
leaves
noun
leafing
verb
leafed
verb
Core family
leafy
adjective
Related words
leaflet
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
leafless
adjective
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.