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left
1[left]
adjective
being, relating to, or located on or nearest to the side where a person’s heart normally is (right ).
Dan was ahead of me and on the left side of the street.
I have arthritis in my left knee.
Often Left of or belonging to the political Left; having liberal or radical views in politics.
Mathematics.pertaining to an element of a set that has a given property when written on the left of an element or set of elements of the set.
a left identity, as 1 in 1 ⋅ x = x.
noun
the left side or something that is on the left side; the direction toward that side.
The laundry room is the first door on your left.
Move the picture about a foot to the left so it’s centered above the sofa.
a turn toward the left.
Make a left at the next corner.
none the left or the Left
the complex of individuals or organized groups advocating liberal reform or revolutionary change in the social, political, or economic order.
the position held by these people.
Government.Usually Left
the part of a legislative assembly, especially in continental Europe, that is situated on the left side of the presiding officer and that is customarily assigned to members of the legislature who hold more radical and socialistic views than the rest of the members.
the members of such an assembly who sit on the left.
Boxing.a blow delivered by the left hand.
Baseball.left field.
adverb
toward the left.
She moved left on entering the room.
left
2[left]
verb
simple past tense and past participle of leave.
left
1/ ɛڳ /
adjective
(usually prenominal) of or designating the side of something or someone that faces west when the front is turned towards the north
(usually prenominal) worn on a left hand, foot, etc
(sometimes capital) of or relating to the political or intellectual left
(sometimes capital) radical or progressive, esp as compared to less radical or progressive groups, persons, etc
adverb
on or in the direction of the left
noun
a left side, direction, position, area, or part
(often capital) the supporters or advocates of varying degrees of social, political, or economic change, reform, or revolution designed to promote the greater freedom, power, welfare, or comfort of the common people
radical in the methods, principles, etc, employed in striving to achieve such change
boxing
a blow with the left hand
the left hand
left
2/ ɛڳ /
verb
the past tense and past participle of leave 1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of left1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of left1
Idioms and Phrases
get left,
to be left stranded.
to miss an opportunity, objective, etc.
Example Sentences
They left the scene early on Sunday afternoon but a team was scheduled to carry out a reinspection at about 17:00.
"A lack of investment in our own domestic energy production has left us exposed," she said.
As the rhetorical skirmishes and pile-ons continued, it became clearer that the deep-seated differences among local, state and federal officials left few paths for a resolution.
A week of immigration sweeps across Southern California has left some communities eerily quiet, with some residents saying they are avoiding going out and attending to routine business out of fear of being stopped.
This patient, who was found in Pasadena, has a tattoo of a small cross on his left forearm and small star tattoo on his left bicep.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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