"lieber" meaning in German

See lieber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈliːbɐ/ Audio: De-lieber.ogg
Etymology: Comparative of lieb. Compare English liever. Etymology templates: {{m|de|lieb}} lieb, {{cog|en|liever}} English liever Head templates: {{head|de|comparative adjective}} lieber
  1. comparative degree of lieb Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: lieb
    Sense id: en-lieber-de-adj-dx6Dto2z Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 7 6 5 38

Adjective

IPA: /ˈliːbɐ/ Audio: De-lieber.ogg
Etymology: Comparative of lieb. Compare English liever. Etymology templates: {{m|de|lieb}} lieb, {{cog|en|liever}} English liever Head templates: {{head|de|adjective form}} lieber
  1. inflection of lieb: Tags: form-of, masculine, mixed, nominative, singular, strong Form of: lieb
    Sense id: en-lieber-de-adj-NuEhoouW
  2. inflection of lieb: Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, singular, strong Form of: lieb
    Sense id: en-lieber-de-adj-X87O~tNp
  3. inflection of lieb: Tags: form-of, genitive, plural, strong Form of: lieb
    Sense id: en-lieber-de-adj-81iNZxHJ

Adverb

IPA: /ˈliːbɐ/ Audio: De-lieber.ogg
Etymology: Comparative of lieb. Compare English liever. Etymology templates: {{m|de|lieb}} lieb, {{cog|en|liever}} English liever Head templates: {{head|de|comparative adverb}} lieber
  1. comparative degree of gern; rather, better, by preference Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: gern (extra: rather, better, by preference)
    Sense id: en-lieber-de-adv-EPJNtvzo Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 7 6 5 38

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