lief

lief

 (lēf)

adv. lief·er, lief·est

Readily; willingly: I would as lief go now as later.

adj. liefer, liefest Archaic

1. Beloved; dear.

2. Ready or willing.

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[Middle English leve, lef, dear, willingly, from Old English lēof, dear; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lief

(liːf)

adv

rare gladly; willingly: I'd as lief go today as tomorrow.

adj

(Historical Terms) archaic

a. ready; glad

b. dear; beloved

[Old English leof; related to lufu love]

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lief

(lif)

adv.

gladly; willingly: I would as lief go south as not.

[before 900; Middle English leef, Old English lēof, c. Old Saxon liof, Old High German liob, Old Norse ljūfr, Gothic liufs; akin to love]

lief′ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

lief - in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" fain, gladly

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Translations

lief

(archaic) [liːf] ADV I'd as lief not go → igual me da no ir, de igual gana no voy

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lief

adv (old) I would as lief → ich würde ebenso gern; I would as lief … as anything → ich würde nichts lieber tun als …

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