˜yÐÄvlog

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lief

[ leef ]

adverb

  1. gladly; willingly:

    I would as lief go south as not.



adjective

Archaic.
  1. willing; desirous.
  2. dear; beloved; treasured.

lief

/ ±ô¾±Ë´Ú /

adverb

  1. rare.
    gladly; willingly

    I'd as lief go today as tomorrow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. archaic.
    1. ready; glad
    2. dear; beloved
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô¾±±ð´Úl²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lief1

First recorded before 900; Middle English leef, Old English ±ôŧ´Ç´Ú; cognate with Dutch lief, German lieb, Old Norse ljufr, Gothic liufs; akin to love
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lief1

Old English leof; related to lufu love
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Example Sentences

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Jha made clear his lief that Americans will still face "hard" times over the next few weeks.

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You don’t get anywhere in lief without a bit of pain sometimes.

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I bad as lief seek oat the nearest grotesquerie.

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What if they had all been instructed: You may lief His mind reeled.

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He thought you wanted to go 'round kind o' on a lark; and that pony, for mere devilment, had just as lief go-a-courting as not.

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