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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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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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