English Explanatory Dictionary

beleave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To leave behind, abandon.
  2. To be left; to remain.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈliːv/ [bɪˈlɪi̯v] /biˈliːv/ [bɪi̯ˈlɪi̯v] /bəˈliːv/ [bəˈlɪi̯v] En-us-believe.ogg

Word forms

beleave beleaves beleaving beleft

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.

Synonyms

desert forsake abandon beleave bug out forlet forgo leave behind relinquish continue stay abide belive dwell keep linger remain rest
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