"liever" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-liever.ogg
Rhymes: -ivər Head templates: {{head|nl|adjective form}} liever
  1. comparative degree of lief Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: lief
    Sense id: en-liever-nl-adj-t6ty~Ptz Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 21

Adverb [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-liever.ogg
Rhymes: -ivər Head templates: {{nl-adv}} liever
  1. comparative degree of graag Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: graag
    Sense id: en-liever-nl-adv-AaA0N1RA Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 21
  2. rather, preferably
    Sense id: en-liever-nl-adv-I9cWATVY Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 21

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈliːvə/ [UK]
Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} liever
  1. Alternative spelling of liefer; comparative form of lief: more lief Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: liefer (extra: comparative form of lief: more lief)
    Sense id: en-liever-en-adj-hD0oQ9~5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: liefer

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈliːvə/ [UK]
Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adverb}} liever
  1. Alternative spelling of liefer; comparative form of lief: more lief Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: liefer (extra: comparative form of lief: more lief) Synonyms: preferably, rather
    Sense id: en-liever-en-adv-hD0oQ9~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: liefer

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for liever meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)

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