Left

  • 21left — 1. adj., adv., & n. (opp. RIGHT). adj. 1 on or towards the side of the human body which corresponds to the position of west if one regards oneself as facing north. 2 on or towards the part of an object which is analogous to a person s left side… …

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  • 22left — I [[t]le̱ft[/t]] REMAINING ♦♦♦ 1) Left is the past tense and past participle of leave. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, v n ADJ If there is a certain amount of something left, or if you have a certain amount of it left, it remains when the rest has gone or… …

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  • 23left — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 side ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, far ▪ My dad s in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture. ▪ bottom, top VERB + LEFT …

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  • 24left — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left hand s being the weaker in most individuals Date: 13th century 1. a. of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body… …

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  • 25left — left1 /left/, adj. 1. 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 (opposed to right). 2. (often cap.) of or belonging to the political Left; having liberal …

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  • 26left — n. left side 1) on the left; to the left radical, leftist group 2) the extreme, far left punch delivered with the left hand 3) to deliver, throw a left 4) a hard, stiff left 5) a left to (a left to the head) turn to the left (colloq.) 6) to take… …

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  • 27left — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) To the left side Nouns 1. left, sinistrality, sinistration; left hand, left side, near side; port[side], larboard; verso. Informal, wrong side. 2. left wing, radical (see change); liberal, progressive. 3 …

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  • 28left — 1 /left/ adjective (only before noun) 1 on the side of your body that contains your heart: She held out her left hand. opposite right 1 (4a) 2 on, by, or in the direction of your left side: Hank had scribbled notes in the left margin. | Take a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29left — I. /lɛft / (say left) adjective 1. belonging or relating to the side of a person or thing which is turned towards the west when facing north (opposed to right). 2. belonging or relating to the political left. –adverb 3. to or towards the left… …

  • 30left — {{11}}left (adj.) c.1200, from Kentish and northern English form of O.E. lyft weak, foolish (Cf. lyft adl lameness, paralysis, E.Fris. luf, Du. dialectal loof weak, worthless ). It emerged 13c. as opposite of right (the left being usually the… …

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