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leafed

verb

Form of leaf , past tense of leaf.

Simple meaning

To produce leaves.

Pronunciation

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leeft
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈlift

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. past tense of leaf

    To produce leaves; put forth foliage.

  2. past tense of leaf

    To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.

  3. past tense of leaf

    Produce leaves, of plants

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To produce leaves; put forth foliage.

Used this way, leafed is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Produce

leafed cloverleafed plantleafed tree

Other combinations

gold leafedleafed throughfully leafedquickly leafedleafed species

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • leafnounBase word

    The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • leafyadjectiveDerived adjective

    Having or covered with leaves.

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