Definition of lief Lief

/liˈf/ - [leef] - lief

We found 12 definitions of lief from 5 different sources.

What does lief mean?

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

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lief (n.)
Same as Lif.
lief (n.)
Dear; beloved.
lief (n.)
Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
lief (adv.)
Willing; disposed.
lief (n.)
A dear one; a sweetheart.
lief (adv.)
Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not.

lief
lēf, adj. (arch.) loved, dear.—adv. willingly—now chiefly used in the phrases, 'I had as lief,' 'to have liefer.' [A.S. leóf; Ger. lieb, loved.]

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