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beleave

/bɪˈliːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
be-leave
IPA
/bɪˈliːv/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave behind, abandon.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To be left; to remain.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: be
  • Root: beleven, belǣfan, *bilaibijaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

beleaves (present, singular) beleaving (participle, present) beleft (participle, past) beleft (past)

Synonyms

desert forsake abandon beleave bug out forlet forgo leave behind relinquish continue stay abide

Homonyms

believe

Rhymes With

believe leave we've french leave take french leave receive steve achieve eve breathe sleeve relieve

Questions

How do you pronounce beleave?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈliːv/.
What does beleave mean?
To leave behind, abandon.
Where does beleave come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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