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Definition of lief adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lief

adverb
 
/liːf/
 
/liːf/
(old use)
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  1. willingly; happily
    • I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.
    Word OriginOld English lēof ‘dear, pleasant’, of Germanic origin: related to the noun leave and love.
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