would as lief

Variant of lief

lief definition

lief (lēf)

adjective

  1. valued; dear; beloved
  2. willing

Etymology: ME lef < OE leof, beloved, dear, akin to Ger lieb < IE base *leubh- > love

adverb

willingly; gladly: only in would (or had) as lief

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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