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beleave

verb
/bɪˈliːv/

Etymology

From Middle English beleven, from Old English belǣfan (“to leave, let remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilaibijaną. Equivalent to be- + leave. Intransitive use may be influenced by related belive (“to remain”), which see.

  1. inherited from *bilaibijaną✻
  2. inherited from belǣfan
  3. inherited from beleven

Definitions

  1. To leave behind, abandon.

  2. To be left

    To be left; to remain.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA