would+as+lief
1Lief — 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. [1913 Webster] All women liefest would Be sovereign of man s love. Gower. [1913 Webster] I had as lief the …
2lief — adv. (obsol.) willingly lief + int. (I would as lief remain at home) * * * [liːf] (obsol.) [ willingly ] lief + inf. (I would as lief remain at home) …
3lief — liefly, adv. /leef/, adv. 1. gladly; willingly: I would as lief go south as not. adj. Archaic. 2. willing; desirous. 3. dear; beloved; treasured. [bef. 900; ME leef, OE leof; c. D lief, G lieb, ON ljufr, Goth liufs; akin to LOVE] * * * …
4lief — [[t]lif[/t]] adv. gladly; willingly: I would as lief go south as not[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME leef, OE lēof, c. OS liof, OHG liob, ON ljūfr, Go liufs; akin to love lief′ly, adv …
5lief — (adj.) O.E. leof dear, valued, beloved, pleasant; also as a noun, a beloved person, friend, from P.Gmc. *leubo (Cf. O.N. ljutr, O.Fris. liaf, Du. lief, O.H.G. liob, Ger. lieb, Goth. liufs dear, beloved ), from PIE root *leubh love (see …
6lief — [lēf] adj. [ME lef < OE leof, beloved, dear, akin to Ger lieb < IE base * leubh > LOVE] Archaic 1. valued; dear; beloved 2. willing adv. willingly; gladly: only in would (or had) as lief …
7had as lief — Would as willingly, gladly, or freely, would as lief …
8lief — adv. archaic gladly, willingly. (usu. had lief, would lief) Etymology: orig. as adj. f. OE leof dear, pleasant, f. Gmc, rel. to LEAVE(2), LOVE …
9lief — 1. adjective /liːf/ a) beloved, dear, agreeable b) willing 2. adverb /liːf/ Readily, willingly. these great …
10had as lief — phrasal or had as soon : would just as gladly used with the infinitive without to had as lief stay home as go gadding about * * * had as lief (archaic) Would as willingly • • • Main Entry: ↑have …
