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   left

   /lɛft/

   adjective

   • 1. on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north: "her left eye"
   • 2. relating to or denoting a person or group favouring left-wing views; socialist or progressive: "left politics"

   adverb

   • 1. on or to the left side: "turn left here"

   noun

   • 1. the left-hand part, side, or direction: "turn to the left"
   • ▪ (in soccer or a similar sport) the left-hand half of the field when facing the opponents' goal: "a free kick from the left"
   • ▪ the left wing of an army: "a token attack on the Russian left"
   • ▪ a left turn: "take a left here"
   • ▪ a road, entrance, etc. on the left: "my road's the first left"
   • ▪ a person's left fist, especially a boxer's: "a dazzler with the left"
   • ▪ a blow given with the left fist: "a left to the body"
   • 2. a group or party favouring left-wing, socialist, or progressive views: "the Left is preparing to fight presidential elections"

   Word Origin Old Englishlyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leftish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

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   • T

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   • English (US)

     LEFT meaning: 1. on or towards the side of your body that is...

   • Znaczenie Left, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LEFT definicja: 1. on or towards the side of your body that...

   • Simplified

     LEFT translate: 左边的，左侧的, 方向, 左边，左侧, 政治, （leave的过去式及过去分词）,...

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   The meaning of LEFT is of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located. How to use left in a sentence.

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   Left can be an adjective, noun, adverb, or verb with different meanings related to direction, position, politics, or leave. Learn how to use left in various contexts with examples and idioms from Dictionary.com.

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   When left is an adjective, it has a completely different meaning: something that's left on the table, or remaining there, will probably be thrown away by your waiter. The Old English root is luft- , "weak," as most right-handed folks are weaker on their left sides.