# beleave

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈliːv/

## Definitions
1. To leave behind, abandon.
2. To be left; to remain.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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