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left meaning

EN[lɛft] [-ɛft]
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  • Left may refer to:
  • Left (direction)
  • Left (Hope of the States album), 2006
  • Left (Sharlok Poems album)
  • Left-wing politics, the political trend or ideology
  • Left (Austria), a movement of Marxist–Leninist, Maoist and Trotskyist organisations in Austria
The fruit to the viewer's left is smaller.
The fruit to the viewer's left is smaller.

    Definition of left in English Dictionary

  • NounPLlefts
    1. The left side or direction.
      1. (politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.
        1. The political left is not holding enough power.
      2. (boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
      3. Verb
        1. simple past tense and past participle of leave.
          1. Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.
        2. Remaining.
          1. There are only three cups of juice left. ‎
        3. (Ireland) COL permitted, allowed to proceed.
          1. We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.
      4. AdjectiveCOMmore leftCOMlefterSUPmost leftSUPleftmost
        1. The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
          1. Turn left at the corner.
        2. (politics) pertaining to the political left; liberal, communistic.
        3. AdverbCOMmore leftCOMlefterSUPmost leftSUPleftmost
          1. On the left side.
            1. Towards the left side.
            2. More Examples
              1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                • Malouda burst through the left side of the defence for the first time and crossed for Kalou, who toe-poked towards goal only for Hennessey's outstretched leg to deny him.
                • The left ectopic kidney was located in the right hemiabdomen with the hilum anteriorly faced.
                • We've drafted an agreement, but there's still a bit of wordsmithing left to do.
              2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
                • Left hemicorporeal seizures persisted despite anticonvulsant treatment.
                • Left to my own devices, I'll spend hours staring into space, just thinking.
              3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
                • The wretched thraldom was over,—and what had it left?
                • Another Wilkinson attempt was charged down before a fine clearing run and kick from Ashton and burgled Scottish line-out worked a penalty chance from wide left.
                • The hedgehog uncurled when its predators had left.
            • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
              1. Adjectives
                • Adverbs
                  • Uncomparable adverbs
                  • Nouns
                    • Countable nouns
                    • Verbs
                      • Verb forms
                        • Irregular verb forms
                          • Irregular past participles
                            • Irregular simple past forms
                            • Participles
                              • Past participles
                              • Verb simple past forms
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                          Source: Wiktionary

                          Meaning of left for the defined word.

                          Grammatically, this word "left" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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