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Webster 1913 Edition


Leef

Leef

(lēf)
,
Adj.
&
adv.
See
Lief
.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Leef

LEEF

,
Adj.
Kind; fond; pleasing; willing. Obs.

Definition 2024


leef

leef

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch leven.

Verb

leef (present leef, present participle lewende, past participle geleef)

  1. to live

Synonyms


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːf

Verb

leef

  1. first-person singular present indicative of leven
  2. imperative of leven

Middle English

Noun

leef (plural leeves)

  1. leaf

Descendants