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main
( mains plural )
1 adj The main thing is the most important one of several similar things in a particular situation.
det ADJ (=chief)
...one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam..., My main concern now is to protect the children..., What are the main differences and similarities between them?
det ADJ (=chief)
...one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam..., My main concern now is to protect the children..., What are the main differences and similarities between them?
2 If you say that something is true in the main, you mean that it is generally true, although there may be exceptions.
♦ in the main phrase PHR with cl (=on the whole)
Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people...
♦ in the main phrase PHR with cl (=on the whole)
Tourists are, in the main, sympathetic people...
3 n-count The mains are the pipes which supply gas or water to buildings, or which take sewage away from them.
usu pl, usu with supp
...the water supply from the mains..., The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.
usu pl, usu with supp
...the water supply from the mains..., The capital has been without mains water since Wednesday night.
4 n-plural The mains are the wires which supply electricity to buildings, or the place where the wires end inside the building.
leaf
( leaves plural) ( leafs 3rd person present) ( leafing present participle) ( leafed past tense & past participle )
1 n-count The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts that are flat, thin, and usually green. Many trees and plants lose their leaves in the winter and grow new leaves in the spring.
usu pl, also in/into N
In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen..., The Japanese maple that stands across the drive had just come into leaf.
→ -leaved
usu pl, also in/into N
In the garden, the leaves of the horse chestnut had already fallen..., The Japanese maple that stands across the drive had just come into leaf.
→ -leaved
2 n-count A leaf is one of the pieces of paper of which a book is made. (=page)
He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.
He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.
3 If you take a leaf from someone's book you behave in the same way as them because you want to be like that person or as successful as they are.
♦ take a leaf out of someone's book phrase V inflects
Maybe we should take a leaf out of Branson's book. It's easy to see how he became a billionaire...
♦ take a leaf out of someone's book phrase V inflects
Maybe we should take a leaf out of Branson's book. It's easy to see how he became a billionaire...
4 If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way.
♦ turn over a new leaf phrase V inflects
He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf. 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.
Most patients derive enjoyment from leafing through old picture albums. V P n
"If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way"
♦ turn over a new leaf phrase V inflects
He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf. 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.
Most patients derive enjoyment from leafing through old picture albums. V P n
"If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way"
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