leaf
noun
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
leafs
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present tense formof leaf (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He leafs through a paperback copy of “Chocolate for a Woman’s Heart” from a nearby bookshelf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
At his seaside home in Sonoma County, he leafs through a binder filled with his research, including two early papers that have been cited an astonishing number of times by other researchers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
A refined take on stone fruit, Ms. Kiss’s amethyst “plums” are accented by delicate leafs made of gold.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Walking with Gregory6 in bare treed October ash woods—winds blowing brown sere leafs at feet—talking of dead Jack—the sky an old familiar place with fragrant eyebrow clouds passing overhead in Fall Current—
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 20, 2019
She leafs through them, going “Oh, my” at the particularly good ones.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
