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  Lief \Lief\ (l[=e]f), n.
     Same as Lif.
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  Lief \Lief\ (l[=e]f), a. [Written also lieve.] [OE. leef, lef,
     leof, AS. le['o]f; akin to OS. liof, OFries. liaf, D. lief,
     G. lieb, OHG. liob, Icel. lj?fr, Sw. ljuf, Goth. liubs, and
     E. love. [root]124. See Love, and cf. Believe, Leave,
     n., Furlough, Libidinous.]
     1. Dear; beloved. [Obs., except in poetry.] ``My liefe
        mother.'' --Chaucer. ``My liefest liege.'' --Shak.
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              As thou art lief and dear.            --Tennyson.
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     2.
  
     Note: (Used with a form of the verb to be, and the dative of
           the personal pronoun.) Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable;
           preferable. [Obs.] See Lief, adv., and Had as lief,
           under Had.
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                 Full lief me were this counsel for to hide.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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                 Death me liefer were than such despite.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     3. Willing; disposed. [Obs.]
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              I am not lief to gab.                 --Chaucer.
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              He up arose, however lief or loth.    --Spenser.
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  Lief \Lief\, n.
     A dear one; a sweetheart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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  Lief \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.
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           All women liefest would
           Be sovereign of man's love.              --Gower.
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           I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines. --Shak.
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           Far liefer by his dear hand had I die.   --Tennyson.
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     Note: The comparative liefer with had or would, and followed
           by the infinitive, either with or without the sign to,
           signifies prefer, choose as preferable, would or had
           rather. In the 16th century rather was substituted for
           liefer in such constructions in literary English, and
           has continued to be generally so used. See Had as
           lief, Had rather, etc., under Had.
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  Lief \Lief\ (l[=e]f), n.
     Same as Lif.

  Lief \Lief\ (l[=e]f), a. [Written also lieve.] [OE. leef, lef,
     leof, AS. le['o]f; akin to OS. liof, OFries. liaf, D. lief,
     G. lieb, OHG. liob, Icel. lj[=u]fr, Sw. ljuf, Goth. liubs,
     and E. love. [root]124. See Love, and cf. Believe,
     Leave, n., Furlough, Libidinous.]
     1. Dear; beloved. [Obs., except in poetry.] ``My liefe
        mother.'' --Chaucer. ``My liefest liege.'' --Shak.
  
              As thou art lief and dear.            --Tennyson.
  
     2.
  
     Note: (Used with a form of the verb to be, and the dative of
           the personal pronoun.) Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable;
           preferable. [Obs.] See Lief, adv., and Had as lief,
           under Had.
  
                 Full lief me were this counsel for to hide.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
                 Death me liefer were than such despite.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     3. Willing; disposed. [Obs.]
  
              I am not lief to gab.                 --Chaucer.
  
              He up arose, however lief or loth.    --Spenser.

  Lief \Lief\, n.
     A dear one; a sweetheart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

  Lief \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.
  
           All women liefest would Be sovereign of man's love.
                                                    --Gower.
  
           I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines. --Shak.
  
           Far liefer by his dear hand had I die.   --Tennyson.
  
     Note: The comparative liefer with had or would, and followed
           by the infinitive, either with or without the sign to,
           signifies prefer, choose as preferable, would or had
           rather. In the 16th century rather was substituted for
           liefer in such constructions in literary English, and
           has continued to be generally so used. See Had as
           lief, Had rather, etc., under Had.

  lief
       adj : (`lief' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to
             help" [syn: glad, lief(p)]
       adv : in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would
             fain do it" [syn: gladly, fain]

  lief
     Ολλανδικά a.
     χαριτωμένος

  lief
     Dutch a.
     1 nice, sweet
     2 beloved
     Dutch n.
     one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or
  girlfriend
     German vb.
     (verb form of de laufen  1//3 s pret)
     Middle Dutch a.
     1 loved, dear
     2 sweet, nice
     Old Frisian a.
     (alternative form of ofs liāf from=Old West Frisian)
     Scots a.
     dear, beloved
     Zealandic a.
     (topics zea Body) body

  Lief
     Low German n.
     1 body
     2 # (lb nds in particular) the stomach, the belly; the abdomen, the
  trunk
     3 (lb nds rare) life

  lief
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) beloved, dear, agreeable.
     2 (lb en archaic) ready, willing.
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) readily, willingly, rather.

  lief
     Dutch a.
     1 nice, sweet
     2 beloved
     Dutch n.
     one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or
  girlfriend
     German vb.
     (verb form of de laufen  1//3 s pret)
     Middle Dutch a.
     1 loved, dear
     2 sweet, nice
     Old Spanish a.
     (apocopic form of osp lieue); light, effortless

  Lief
     Low German n.
     1 body
     2 # (lb nds in particular) the stomach, the belly; the abdomen, the
  trunk
     3 (lb nds rare) life

  lief
     Dutch a.
     1 nice, sweet
     2 beloved
     Dutch n.
     one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or
  girlfriend
     German vb.
     (verb form of de laufen  1//3 s pret)
     Middle Dutch a.
     1 loved, dear
     2 sweet, nice
     Old Spanish a.
     (apocopic form of osp lieue); light, effortless

  Lief
     Low German n.
     1 body
     2 # (lb nds in particular) the stomach, the belly; the abdomen, the
  trunk
     3 (lb nds rare) life

  lief
     Tyska vb.
     (böjning de verb laufen)

  lief /lˈif/
  appreciate, like

  lief /lˈiːf/
  walked
     Synonyms: ging, spazierte
  
   see: gehen, laufen, spazieren gehen, spazierengehen, gehend, laufend, spazierend, gegangen, gelaufen, spaziert, geht, läuft, spaziert
  

  lief //liːf// 
  охотен
  willing

  lief //liːf// 
  охотно
  Readily, willingly

  lief /lˈiːf/
  rád

  lief /lˈiːf/
  ochotně

  lief /lˈiːf/
   [obs.] gern 
     Synonym: fain
  

  lief //liːf// 
  kär
  beloved, dear, agreeable

  lief /lˈiːf/
  1. (gen.) as lief) memnuniyetle, seve seve. I would as lief go as stay. Gitsem de olur gitmesem de.

  lief /lif/
  1. freundlich
  2. Geliebte 
  3. hold, lieb

  lief /lif/
  1. affable, friendly, good‐natured, kind
  2. dainty, nice, pretty
  3. beloved, lovedone, lover, sweetheart, well‐beloved
  4. lovable
  5. dear, lovely

  lief /lif/
  1. affable, aimable, amène, gentil
  2. cher, coûteux

  lief //lif// 
  bellus
  2. mooi, fijngebouwd

  lief //lif// 
  brangus 2.
  1. vriendelijk, zachtaardig
   3.
  2. mooi, fijngebouwd

  
/ˈliːf/

  
/ˈɫif/

  ad. 欣喜,自愿;

     ad. 欣喜,自愿
     a. 乐意的,亲爱的