English Explanatory Dictionary

belive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remain, stay.
adv
  1. Quickly, forthwith.
  2. Soon, presently, before long; by and by; anon

Pronunciation

/bɪˈlaɪ̯v/ [bɪˈlaɪ̯v] /bəˈlaɪ̯v/ [bəˈlaɪ̯v]

Word forms

belive belives beliving belove beliven bilive blive bleve bileve bilave blewe more belive most belive

Etymology

From Middle English beliven, from Old English belīfan (“to remain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick, glue”). Cognate with West Frisian bliuwe (“to stay”), Dutch blijven (“to remain”), German bleiben (“to remain”), Danish blive (“to be, remain”). More at leave.

Related words

belave beleave
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