English Explanatory Dictionary

leese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lose.
  2. To destroy.
  3. To forsake or abandon.
verb
  1. To release; let go; set free.
  2. To loosen, unfasten.
verb
  1. To hurt.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/liːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lese.wav

Word forms

leese leeses leesing lore leesed lorn lese lease

Etymology

From Middle English lesen, from Old English *lēosan (only attested in compounds: belēosan, forlēosan, etc.), from Proto-West Germanic *leusan, from Proto-Germanic *leusaną (“to lose”), from Proto-Indo-European *lews- (“to cut; sever; separate; loosen; lose”).

Related words

forlese
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