Lief

/liːf/

Synonyms for "lief" (11 found)

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Adverb(3 words)

Strong matches (3)

Adverb(2 words)

Related words (5)

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Collocations

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as liefas lief as notbe as liefgladly acceptreadily complywillingly acceptwith pleasurewould as liefwould lief

Sample sentences

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I'd as lief have one as t'other.

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1. Gent. And thou the Veluet; thou art good veluet; thou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I had as liefe be a Lyst of an English Kersey, as be pil'd, as thou art pil'd, for a French Veluet. [...]

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As far as physiognomy goes, the winners protest that they would as lief have foregone the double points, and the money.

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these great masters of the art, who would far liefer see us little ones practice it, than themselves engage [...].

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