liver

CEFRB1

/ˈlɪvə/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A large organ that cleans the blood and helps digestion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

Examples

  • I have a history of liver trouble.

  • The brain was not like the liver or the lungs.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈlaɪvə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. This organ, as taken from animals used as food.

  2. A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

  3. Any of various chemical compounds—particularly sulfides—thought to resemble livers in color.

More examples

In context

  • These pills act on the liver.

  • Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient.

  • You could fry up some chicken livers for a tasty treat. — Nah, I don't like chicken liver.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lyvere, lyver, from Old English lifer (“liver”), from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smear, smudge, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Líeuwer, Lieuwer (“liver”),German Leber (“liver”), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish, and West Frisian lever (“liver”), Faroese livur (“liver”), Icelandic lifur (“liver”). Related to live.