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. 2014.
leaf through something — ˈleaf through sth derived to quickly turn over the pages of a book, etc. without reading them or looking at them carefully • While I was waiting I leafed through a magazine. Main entry: ↑leafderived … Useful english 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
