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Definition of 'left' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) left
of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (

2.  left
(often cap.) of or belonging to the political Left; having liberal or radical views in politics.

3. (n.) left
the left side, or something that is on the left side.

4.  left
a turn toward the left:
Make a left at the next corner.

5.  left
the Left,

6.  left
those individuals or organized groups advocating liberal reform or revolutionary change in the social, political, or economic order.

7.  left
the liberal position held by these people.

8.  left
(usu. cap.)

9.  left
the part of a legislative assembly, esp. in continental Europe, that is situated to the left of the presiding officer.

10.  left
the more liberal members of such an assembly, who customarily sit in this part.

11.  left
a boxing blow delivered by the left hand.

12. (adv.) left
toward the left.

13. (v.) left
pt. and pp. of


Definition of 'left' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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"

2. (noun) left, left wing
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

3. (noun) left, left hand
the hand that is on the left side of the body
"jab with your left"

4. (noun) left field, leftfield, left
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
"the batter flied out to left"

5. (adj) 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"

6. (adj) left
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
"my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

7. (adj) leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpended
not used up
"leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

8. (adj) left(a), left-hand(a)
intended for the left hand
"I rarely lose a left-hand glove"

9. (adverb) left
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

10. (adverb) left
toward or on the left; also used figuratively
"he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"


Definition of 'left' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  left
the past tense and past participle of "leave"

2. (adjective) left
right
your left hand; Take a left turn.; on the left side of the page

3. (noun) left
the/sb's left
the left side or direction
on the left of your screen; Turn to the left.; Look to your left.

4.  left
a road, path, or turn on the left side
It's the next left, after the gas station.

5.  left
take/make a left
to turn to the left
Make a left at the light onto Main St.

6.  left
the left/Left
≠ the right
ideals associated with the left

7. (adverb) left
to or toward the left side
Turn/Go left here.


Definition of 'left' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) left
of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals

2. (noun) left
that part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North

3. (noun) left
those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right

4.  left
of Leave

5.  left
of Leave


Translation of 'left' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: on, for, or belonging to, the side of the body that in most people has the less skilful hand (the side of a person or thing which is toward the west when that person or thing is facing north-opposite to right)
She wore an engagement ring on her left hand; They drive on the left side of the road in Britain.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: linkerkant Arabic flag Arabic: يِسار Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ляв
Brazilian flag Brazilian: esquerdo Czech flag Czech: levý German flag German: link/linke/linkes
Danish flag Danish: venstre Greek flag Greek: αριστερός Spanish flag Spanish: izquierdo
Estonian flag Estonian: vasak (pool) Farsi flag Farsi: چپ Finnish flag Finnish: vasen
French flag French: gauche Hebrew flag Hebrew: שׂמָאלִי Hindi flag Hindi: बाया, वाम पंथ
Croatian flag Croatian: lijevo Hungarian flag Hungarian: bal Indonesian flag Indonesian: kiri
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vinstri Italian flag Italian: sinistro Japanese flag Japanese: 左の
Korean flag Korean: 왼쪽의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kairys Latvian flag Latvian: kreisais
Malay flag Malay: kiri Dutch flag Dutch: linker Norwegian flag Norwegian: venstre
Polish flag Polish: lewy Persian flag Persian: چپ Pashto flag Pashto: كين اړخ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: esquerdo Romanian flag Romanian: stâng Russian flag Russian: левый
Slovak flag Slovak: ľavý Slovenian flag Slovenian: levi Serbian flag Serbian: levi
Swedish flag Swedish: vänster Thai flag Thai: ซ้าย Turkish flag Turkish: sol, sola, sol yanda
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese:  Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: лівий Urdu flag Urdu: بایاں
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bên trái Chinese flag Chinese: 

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