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US
/ˈɫɛft/
]
[ UK /lˈɛft/ ]
[ UK /lˈɛft/ ]
ADVERB
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toward or on the left; also used figuratively
the political party has moved left
he looked right and left
he looked right and left
ADJECTIVE
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intended for the left hand
I rarely lose a left-hand glove - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
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not used up
some odd dollars left
leftover meatloaf
she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
unexpended provisions -
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream
left center field
my left hand
NOUN
- those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
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the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
the batter flied out to left -
the hand that is on the left side of the body
jab with your left -
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
she stood on the left -
a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
take a left at the corner
How To Use left In A Sentence
- At the iron railings turn left into the war memorial gardens. Times, Sunday Times
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- There are only a couple of days left in Graeme's Fantasy Book Review's Giveaway for one of three copies of Orson Scott Card's new release, Hidden Empire. Book Contest Links ... more than a few
- It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.
- As it was, we spent a couple of sweltering hours there and left.
- Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
- For a few odd and unsettling moments, the song hovers on its own, left virtually untouched except for the subtle fuzz of static in the background.
- At the last minute I decided to go, so I flung a few clothes together and left.
- When I looked at the chart a second time, I saw that there was a lot Michael had left out of his personal history; specifically, IVDU—intravenous drug use—dating back ten years, and a major depression that had led to a psychiatric hospitalization and ECT, electroconvulsive therapy. After the Diagnosis
- I left my swimming things at home.
