Meaning

1 senses

  1. Of a plant, to open its buds.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Take a leaf out of his book.

    ruБери с него пример. — marafon

    deNimm dir ein Beispiel an ihm. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Today the new leaf sent out a bud.

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

leafs out, leafing out, leafed out, leafed out
Base formleaf out · to leaf out
3rd person singularleafs out
Present participleleafing out
Past simpleleafed out
Past participleleafed out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyleaf out
he, she, itleafs out

Past simpleLesson

all personsleafed out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave leafed out
he, she, ithas leafed out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill leaf out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbud out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
leaderA1leadershipB1leafA1leaflessleafletB2leafy
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