1
[ adverb ] in a willing manner

Synonyms

fain gladly

Examples

"this was gladly agreed to" "I would fain do it"

Related terms

glad glad

2
[ adjective ] (`lief' is archaic) very willing

Synonyms

glad

Examples

"was lief to go" "glad to help"

Related terms

archaism willing

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Rhymes with

leaf belief relief disbelief interleaf cloverleaf

Phonetic and Homophones

L IY1 F Leif  leaf

Similar Spelling

live Lipe lifo life Lippe liv lip Libbie livy Lipp Lieb

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