leaf through

leaf through
To turn the pages of (a book) rapidly reading short sections at random.

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  • 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 — index read Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law 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

  • leaf through — {v. phr.} To scan or glance through a book or other reading matter. * /I only had time to leaf through the program before the concert started./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leaf through — {v. phr.} To scan or glance through a book or other reading matter. * /I only had time to leaf through the program before the concert started./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leaf\ through — v. phr. To scan or glance through a book or other reading matter. I only had time to leaf through the program before the concert started …   Словарь американских идиом

  • leaf through — phr verb Leaf through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑brochure, ↑magazine, ↑page, prospectus …   Collocations dictionary

  • leaf through something — 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 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

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