Explore Lief through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like gladly or fain. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lief meaning
- Beloved, dear, agreeable.
- Ready, willing.
Using Lief
- The main meaning on this page is: Beloved, dear, agreeable. | Ready, willing.
- Useful related words include: gladly, fain.
- In the example corpus, lief often appears in combinations such as: nathan lief.
Context around Lief
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lief
- In this selection, "lief" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nathan, end, numbers, simon, asked and advised stand out and add context to how "lief" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include facilities nathan lief said the and lief advised off. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lief" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lief
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wanting to nail down the numbers, Lief asked me to keep an eye on it. (15 words)
Assistant Vice President of Facilities Nathan Lief said the facilities crew has noticed some problems with parking around campus this year. (21 words)
To that end, Lief Simon and his team of international property scouts (including me) are currently planning scouting trips in the markets that are on his radar. (27 words)
Lief advised off-campus students to keep an overnight bag packed in case of a need to leave quickly, stock up several days’ worth of food and water, keep car gas tanks half full and plan out emergency contacts. (39 words)
The Incident Management Team (IMT), led by Assistant Vice President of Facilities Services Nathan Lief, has been finalizing these plans for several weeks now in anticipation of the election. (29 words)
To that end, Lief Simon and his team of international property scouts (including me) are currently planning scouting trips in the markets that are on his radar. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
To that end, Lief Simon and his team of international property scouts (including me) are currently planning scouting trips in the markets that are on his radar.
Wanting to nail down the numbers, Lief asked me to keep an eye on it.
Lief advised off-campus students to keep an overnight bag packed in case of a need to leave quickly, stock up several days’ worth of food and water, keep car gas tanks half full and plan out emergency contacts.
The Incident Management Team (IMT), led by Assistant Vice President of Facilities Services Nathan Lief, has been finalizing these plans for several weeks now in anticipation of the election.
Assistant Vice President of Facilities Nathan Lief said the facilities crew has noticed some problems with parking around campus this year.
Common combinations with lief
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: