leaf through something
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leaf through something — leaf through (something) to turn pages, briefly looking at them. We leafed through some old photo albums. The detective leafed through some papers on the desk, looking for clues to my father s disappearance … New idioms dictionary
leaf through — ˌleaf ˈthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leaf through he/she/it leafs through present participle leafing through past tense … Useful english dictionary
leaf through — (something) to turn pages, briefly looking at them. We leafed through some old photo albums. The detective leafed through some papers on the desk, looking for clues to my father s disappearance … New idioms dictionary
leaf through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms leaf through : present tense I/you/we/they leaf through he/she/it leafs through present participle leafing through past tense leafed through past participle leafed through leaf through something to turn the… … English dictionary
leaf through — PHRASAL VERB If you leaf through something such as a book or magazine, you turn the pages without reading or looking at them very carefully. [V P n] Most patients derive enjoyment from leafing through old picture albums. Syn: flip through … English dictionary
page through something — ˌpage ˈthrough sth derived (NAmE) to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, etc. and look at them without reading them carefully or in detail Syn: ↑flick through something, Syn: ↑leaf through something … Useful english dictionary
leaf — leaf1 [ lif ] (plural leaves [ livz ] ) noun *** 1. ) count a flat thin green part of a tree or plant that grows on a branch or stem: A light breeze stirred the leaves of the tall oak tree outside her window. falling/autumn leaves come into leaf… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leaf — I. noun (plural leaves; also leafs) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf; akin to Old High German loub leaf Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a lateral outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Leaf — (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaf beetle — Leaf Leaf (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
