leaflet1 nounleaflet2 verb
leafletleaf‧let1 /ˈliːflɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A Hamas leaflet handed out at the cemetery called for three days of national mourning.
- Friends like the Post Office workers who have kindly agreed to deliver this leaflet for nothing ...
- Knitmaster had separate manuals or leaflets for these which came with the accessory.
- Our recent leaflet on women's health, which has been a remarkable success, also provides information.
- Please take leaflets to class and try to organise parties.
- See the back of this leaflet for the current range.
- The enclosed environment leaflet contains all the information.
- These leaflets are written in a direct readable style.
THESAURUS
a very short book with paper covers that usually contains information on one particular subject: · a free booklet on drug abuse· Have you read the information booklet?
a thin book with paper covers that gives information on something you may want to buy or advertises something: · glossy holiday brochures· The hotel was nothing like it said it would be in the brochure.· The brochure shows you all the different types of washing machine.
a small book or piece of paper, often only one or two folded pages, that advertises something or gives information on a particular subject: · a leaflet about library services· They were handing out leaflets for the Socialist Party.
a very thin book with paper covers, in which someone writes about their opinions about something, or gives information about something: · a political pamphlet· Paine wrote a pamphlet about slavery.· The pamphlet tells you all you need to know about growing cactuses.
especially British English a thin paper book that advertises and gives information about a school, college, new business etc: · I asked them to send me the college prospectus.
a small sheet of paper advertising something: · People were giving out flyers advertising the fair.
a thin short book, especially about a moral or religious subject – a rather formal use: · Two women were handing out religious tracts.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Students were handing out election leaflets at the station.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.
a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subjectleaflet on Students were handing out election leaflets at the station. Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.· The washing machine comes with an instruction leaflet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The Cord Maker comes complete with an explanatory instruction leaflet, containing suggestions for using the finished braids and cords.· Details of the Scheme are outlined in the explanatory leaflet which you will receive in due course.· This explanatory leaflet provides a brief description of changes made to the original design since September 1978.· A colourful explanatory leaflet is available from all national park outlets and most responsible mountain bike shops in the area.
· The Health and Safety Executive has published three free guidance leaflets for chemical manufacturers.· Three free guidance leaflets for chemical manufacturing firms have been produced by the Health and Safety Executive.· Our TICs stock a wide range of publications, brochures, guide books, maps and free leaflets.· Horse lovers are invited to write to the Welfare Department for a free leaflet on Horse Theft.· For a free set of leaflets, please send a large sae to Pat Harrison, Communications Dept.· A free leaflet has been produced outlining the route.· There's a free leaflet on preparing, cooking and serving salmon too.
· Both groups can send useful leaflets as well as putting you in touch with other women who have been in your situation.· There are also some useful leaflets available for only 50p each.· They publish useful leaflets and information, and will be happy to talk to you about going back to work.
NOUN· But why do I have to put up with election leaflets coming through my letter box at 6.30am?
· This was sent to them with an information leaflet.· Further Information Supplementary information leaflets on most subjects taught in the University are available from us on request.· Implementing a series of recycling procedures in corporation offices and preparing information leaflets for local firms about similar initiatives.· This information leaflet replaces those previously issued and those under the title Modern methods of birth control.· A series of information leaflets on the Society's Library service won a Library Association award.· Pupils are creating a nature trail, a boardwalk alongside a pond and writing an information leaflet.· Different doctors may offer different types of services, and their information leaflets will help you choose.· To this end the workshop began by referring to the information leaflet which accompanied the workshop.
· The Cord Maker comes complete with an explanatory instruction leaflet, containing suggestions for using the finished braids and cords.· Last I saw, a couple of hand-in-hand schoolkids had fished them out and were avidly reading the instruction leaflet.· Wrapped in copious instruction leaflets and next to a neat pile of syringes, formidable quantities of snakebite serum had thoughtfully been provided.· As to take home a copy of the appropriate operating and safety instruction leaflet, so you can familiarise yourself with these procedures.· According to the instruction leaflet, each letter corresponds to approximately 100°C, giving the gun a heating range up to 600°C.
VERB· Outside the church many parishioners lingered, distributing leaflets and gossiping.· The protests began at the law courts when two men convicted of distributing anti-government leaflets each received the maximum five-year sentence.
· The Health and Safety Executive has published three free guidance leaflets for chemical manufacturers.· It publishes helpful leaflets and has local branches all over the country which have regular meetings and fund-raising events.· The Department does not offer a direct service to homeless people nor do we publish any leaflets about this issue.· They publish useful leaflets and information, and will be happy to talk to you about going back to work.· They publish leaflets, booklets and videos and know about local agencies who can help.
· Last I saw, a couple of hand-in-hand schoolkids had fished them out and were avidly reading the instruction leaflet.· These are serious problems and reading this leaflet can not solve them.· Our brief supplies all the hard facts to support our campaign. Read the enclosed leaflets.
a leaflet on skin cancerhand/pass/give/send out a leaflet Students were handing out election leaflets at the station.leaflet1 nounleaflet2 verb
leafletleaflet2 verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLE
leaflet
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | leaflet |
| he, she, it | leaflets | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | leafleted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have leafleted |
| he, she, it | has leafleted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had leafleted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will leaflet |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have leafleted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am leafleting |
| he, she, it | is leafleting | |
| you, we, they | are leafleting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was leafleting |
| you, we, they | were leafleting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been leafleting |
| he, she, it | has been leafleting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been leafleting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be leafleting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been leafleting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Miller's group will continue leafleting the area around City Hall.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.
to give leaflets to people: Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.· The washing machine comes with an instruction leaflet.
He’s leafleting the neighbourhood.