left
Meaning of left
adjective
- on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north.
her left eye
the left side of the road
- relating to a person or group favouring radical, reforming, or socialist views; left wing.
left periodicals such as Marxism Today
- on or to the left side.
turn left here
keep left
she looked left and right
- the left-hand part, side, or direction.
turn to the left
the general sat to his left
- a group or party favouring radical, reforming, or socialist views.
he is on the left of the party
Old English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.
verb, past tense
past and past participle of leave1.
verb, past tense- go away from.
she left London on June 6
we were almost the last to leave
the England team left for Pakistan on Monday
- allow or cause to remain.
the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn't dislike he'd leave
- cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position.
he'll leave you in no doubt about what he thinks
I'll leave the door open
the children were left with feelings of loss
Old English lǣfan ‘bequeath’, also ‘allow to remain, leave in place’ of Germanic origin; related to German bleiben ‘remain’.
Information about left
- The plural form of left is: lefts.
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Hyphenation of left
left
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- left is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
left synonyms
Meaning leftover:
leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended
Meaning left field:
Meaning of or on the left side or the left hand:
Meaning a town or city with a harbour or access to navigable water where ships load or unload:
Meaning archaic term for port3:
Meaning giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen:
Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning leave (a place that one previously occupied):
Meaning leave or cause the occupants to leave (a place of danger):
Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:
Meaning leave a place, especially suddenly:
Meaning depart hurriedly:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning move swiftly and lightly:
Meaning be in the leading position on:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
left antonyms
Meaning morally good, justified, or acceptable:
Meaning the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward:
Meaning on or towards the right-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e. the left as it is depicted):
Meaning reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey:
Meaning move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker:
Meaning remain in the same place:
Translation of left
- French: gauche, socialiste
- Spanish: izquierda, izquierdo
- Italian: sinistra
- Portuguese: esquerda
- German: links, lnks
Anagrams of left
Words that rhyme with left
Left, aleft, ultraleft, cleft, uncleft, fieldleft, beleft, antileft, unleft, forleft, copyleft
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