beleave

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /bɪˈliv/ UK /bɪˈliːv/ See IPA manual

Homophones

believe /bɪˈliv/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bereave /l/ vs /ɹ/

Meanings

1

verb
to leave remaining; to be left behind (archaic)

Few of the old garrison beleaved after the long siege.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to leave remaining; to be... remain stay abide persist linger

Opposites

depart leave

Word family

Related forms leave belive

Etymology

From Old English belǣfan / belīfan ('to remain, be left'), from be- + lǣfan ('to leave'). Cognate with German bleiben ('to remain').

be- Old English lǣfan Old English

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Register & Style

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# beleave

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈliv/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈliːv/

## Meanings
1. to leave remaining; to be left behind (archaic)

## Examples
- Few of the old garrison beleaved after the long siege.

## Synonyms
- remain
- stay
- abide
- persist
- linger

## Antonyms
- depart
- leave

## Related Forms
- leave
- belive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: be-
- Root: lǣfan

## Etymology
From Old English belǣfan / belīfan ('to remain, be left'), from be- + lǣfan ('to leave'). Cognate with German bleiben ('to remain').

## AI Etymology
Beleave is a verb meaning "to leave remaining; to be left behind (archaic)". Historically, it is from Old English belǣfan / belīfan ('to remain, be left'), from be- + lǣfan ('to leave'). Cognate with German bleiben ('to remain'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: beleave is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old English be- with Old English lǣfan. Close English family members include leave, and belive.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Register & Style

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