lief - meaning and definition. What is lief
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What (who) is lief - definition


lief         
FAMILY NAME
Lief (disambiguation)
ad.
Willingly, gladly, freely.
lief         
FAMILY NAME
Lief (disambiguation)
adv. (obsol.)
willingly
lief + int. (I would as lief remain at home)
lief         
FAMILY NAME
Lief (disambiguation)
[li:f]
¦ adverb (as lief) archaic as happily; as gladly.
Origin
OE leof 'dear, pleasant', of Gmc origin: related to leave2 and love.

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Lief
Examples of use of lief
1. "He [Mr Lief] didn‘t come in as a know–it–all," said Bishop Tutu.
2. "At this point, we are not admitting anything," Lief Jeffers said.
3. LH 45 Fairport Convention Liege and Lief (1'6') The birth of English folk-rock.
4. LH 45 Fairport Convention Liege and Lief (1'6') The birth of English folk–rock.
5. And then be burned out ... that is the worst kind of thing I could think of." Bell‘s lawyer, Lief Jeffers, said last month that Chandler‘s death "was not anything that was intended by any of the parties," without elaborating.