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leaves

The correct spelling is leaves.

How to pronounce leaves

/liːvz/
noun

IPA: /liːvz/

Say it like: Lee-ves

The correct spelling is leaves. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. For example: "gold leaf"

Usage Examples

gold leaf

The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side.

I've been given three weeks' leave by my boss.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
  2. 2.Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
  3. 3.A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
  4. 4.A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
  5. 5.(in the plural) Tea leaves.

verb

  1. 1.To have a consequence or remnant.
  2. 2.To depart; to separate from.
  3. 3.To transfer something.
  4. 4.To remain (behind); to stay.
  5. 5.To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).

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