Lieve
[li:v]
Definition
(a.) Same as Lief.
Checker: Trent
Examples
- Ah, to be sure; and a valuable one, 'a b'lieve. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He sent for his things, and I wouldn't let 'em go, although Mr. Raggles would; and I don't b'lieve he's no more a Colonel than I am. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Ay, 'a b'lieve she was. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I b'lieve my heart, I could get along and snake through, even if justices were more particular than they is. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Don't want none o' your light-colored balls, said Dinah; cuttin' round, makin' b'lieve you's white folks. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I b'lieve, my soul, he's done for, finally, said Legree, stepping forward, to look at him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- By and by, he said: 'No sweethearts, I b'lieve? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I b'lieve I am bewitched, sure enough! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I do b'lieve that ar's Tom Loker. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It runs in the family, I b'lieve, sir,' replied Mr. Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I b'lieve he's trying to die; but I don't know as he'll make it out. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Checker: Trent