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verb
Meanings
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verb
to leave remaining; to be left behind (archaic)
Few of the old garrison beleaved after the long siege.
Thesaurus
Etymology
From Old English belǣfan / belīfan ('to remain, be left'), from be- + lǣfan ('to leave'). Cognate with German bleiben ('to remain').
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