# leaves

Pronunciation: say "LEEVZ" /liːvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of leaf. — plural of leaf
   - Simple: Plural of leaf. Use this form when talking about more than one leaf.
   - _Maple leaves carpeted the trail after the storm._
   - _The gardener swept the fallen leaves from the path._
3. Plural of leave in the sense of permission; rare, since this sense is normally uncountable. — plural of leave (sense 1)
   - Simple: Plural of leave in the meaning "permission". This plural is rare.
4. Plural of leave, in the sense of authorized periods of absence from work or duty. — plural of leave (sense 2)
   - Simple: Plural of leave. Here it means more than one period of allowed time away from work or duty.
   - _The company tracks all parental and medical leaves in a single system._
   - _Two officers returned from their leaves just as the operation began._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of leave. — third-person singular simple present indicative of leave
   - Simple: The form of leave used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _He always leaves a generous tip at the diner._
   - _The train leaves the station right on schedule._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/leaves (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).