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LEEF/liːf/

A leaf is the flat green part of a plant. The plural is leaves, not leafs. Leave is the verb “go away” and sounds the same as the plural for some speakers. Leaves fall from the tree in autumn.

Meaning

A flat green part that grows on a plant or tree. Plural: leaves.

Examples

• “A leaf fell from the tree.”
• “The leaves are brown in October.”
• “There is a leaf in your hair.”

Good to know

plural: leaves. Mix-up: leave (verb). on the tree / in autumn.

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