left

1 of 3

adjective

ˈleft

: of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located

her left leg

: done with the left hand

a left hook to the jaw

: located nearer to the left hand than to the right

a man's left chest

d(1)

: located on the left of an observer facing in the same direction as the object specified

stage left

the left arm of a chair

(2)

: located on the left when facing downstream

the left bank of a river

often capitalized : of, adhering to, or constituted by the left especially in politics

this left government with a cabinet of moderate liberals

F. A. Magruder

left adverb

left

2 of 3

noun

: the left hand

: the location or direction of the left side

: the part on the left side

: a turn to the left

take a left at the intersection

: left field

: a blow struck with the left fist

often capitalized

: the part of a legislative chamber located to the left of the presiding officer

: the members of a continental European legislative body occupying the left as a result of holding more radical political views than other members

often capitalized

: those professing views usually characterized by desire to reform or overthrow the established order especially in politics and usually advocating change in the name of the greater freedom or well-being of the common man

: a radical as distinguished from a conservative position

leftmost

ˈleft-ˌmōst How to pronounce left (audio)

adjective

left

3 of 3

past tense and past participle of leave

Example Sentences

Adjective He felt a pain in his left side. He hit him with a left hook to the jaw. the left side of the street Noun We read from left to right. You'll take two lefts and then a right. He hit him with two quick lefts to the stomach followed by a right to the jaw. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Rookie Cole Strange is the new left guard following Ted Karras’ departure.

Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 Robert Hainsey has stepped in at center, and rookie Luke Goedeke will enter the season as the starter at left guard.

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022 In his 11 games so far for the Lumberjacks, Poutasi was a crucial part of the 1,000-yard rushing effort last year playing left guard.

Lauren Hertz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Cowboys first-round rookie Tyler Smith, a college tackle who practiced at left guard through training camp, is expected to be responsible for Prescott’s blindside.

Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Whitehair has been anchored at left guard since camp began with Sam Mustipher holding down the center role in Patrick’s absence.

Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Ragnow, a Pro Bowler in 2020, played left guard as a rookie in 2018 but has been the Lions' primary starting center the past three seasons.

Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022 First-round pick Cole Strange will be plugged into the left guard spot in his rookie season.

Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Connor McGovern, who missed his entire rookie year win 2019 with an arm injury, is at left guard with third-year players at center (Tyler Biadasz) and right tackle (Terence Steele).

Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022

Noun

The buttons are split, with the circle and X button on the right controller and the square and triangle on the left.

WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022 The sonar image on the left is of a car that has been submerged for years.

Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 Place 5 on the right and 5 on the left, leaving a 2-inch space at the center.

Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022 Those on the left have sounded the alarm, saying that Meloni could push Italy into Europe’s illiberal bloc, alongside Hungary and Poland, fighting against diversity and agitating against Brussels.

Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Follow Indian Hill Road from Route 44 to the junction with Spaulding Road, then proceed 0.1 miles further to the driveway on the left into the Mary Conklin Preserve.

Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022 Click on Add your business in the Business Profile on the left.

Toby Grey, BGR, 11 Sep. 2022 The area below the spectrum has a rainbow pattern from red on the left to purple on the right.

Camilo Garzón, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2022 The speech marked a turn for Biden, whom critics on the left have tended to depict as being mired in a bygone era of civil disagreement and political compromise.

Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

left 1 of 2

noun

as in liberalism

a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom a rising politician who is being hailed as the new voice of the left

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

liberalism
left wing
leftism
socialism
neoliberalism
radicalism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

right
conservatism
immobilism
illiberalism
neoconservatism

left

2 of 2

verb

past tense of leave

as in abandoned

to cause to remain behind you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

abandoned
stranded
deserted
dumped
quitted
quit
marooned
escaped
ignored
flung
forsook
discarded
relinquished
forgot
ditched
vacated
walked away from
jettisoned
threw away
shed
scrapped
surrendered
junked
walked out on
sacrificed
threw out
delivered
rejected
handed over
cut off
neglected
renounced
disowned
yielded
disregarded
withdrew (from)
gave up
repudiated
abjured
distanced
retreated (from)
shucked (off)
separated (from)
took off (from)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

had
kept
held
retained
reserved
owned
possessed
withheld
saved
reclaimed
rescued
harbored
redeemed

as in bequeathed

to give by means of a will I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children

Synonyms & Similar Words

bequeathed
willed
deeded
handed on
passed (down)
handed down
devised

as in quit

to give up (a job or office) he left his job in the city and moved out into the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

quit
quitted
abandoned
chucked
vacated
gave notice
bagged
resigned (from)
retired (from)
stepped down (from)
stepped aside (from)
threw up
dropped out (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stayed (at)
hired (out or on)

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?

Synonyms & Similar Words

handed
transferred
gave
passed
delivered
delegated
relinquished
entrusted
transmitted
granted
consigned
turned over
vested
handed over
loaned
confided
committed
divided
recommended
trusted
assigned
bequeathed
reposed
submitted
commended
lent
distributed
gave over
conferred
supplied
dispensed
dispersed
surrendered
intrusted
handed in
turned in
handed down
released
furnished
handed on
willed
yielded
advanced
dealt (out)
recommitted
retransferred
redelivered
retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

kept
held
retained
reserved
received
withheld
owned
took
occupied
possessed
accepted
detained
held back
took over
took in

as in dumped

to end a usually intimate relationship with is there ever a good way to leave a lover?

Synonyms & Similar Words

dumped
ditched
abandoned
blew off
jilted
deserted
kissed off
cut
marooned
kissed good-bye
snubbed
broke off (with)
forsook
slighted
quitted
quit
cold-shouldered
high-hatted
brushed (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

took
hooked up (with)
befriended
latched (on or onto)

as in allowed

to give permission to aw, leave him come

Synonyms & Similar Words

allowed
permitted
let
empowered
approved
liberated
authorized
licensed
freed
endorsed
commissioned
sanctioned
indulged
humored
released
indorsed
licenced
catered (to)
gave in (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

prohibited
forbade
enjoined
prevented
discouraged
blocked
deterred
barred
constrained
frustrated
inhibited
impeded
obstructed
forbad
held back
curbed

单词	left
释义	left 1 of 3 adjective ˈleft 1 a : of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located her left leg b : done with the left hand a left hook to the jaw c : located nearer to the left hand than to the right a man's left chest d(1) : located on the left of an observer facing in the same direction as the object specified stage left the left arm of a chair (2) : located on the left when facing downstream the left bank of a river 2 often capitalized : of, adhering to, or constituted by the left especially in politics this left government with a cabinet of moderate liberals F. A. Magruder left adverb left 2 of 3 noun 1 a : the left hand b : the location or direction of the left side c : the part on the left side d : a turn to the left take a left at the intersection 2 a : left field b : a blow struck with the left fist 3 often capitalized a : the part of a legislative chamber located to the left of the presiding officer b : the members of a continental European legislative body occupying the left as a result of holding more radical political views than other members 4 often capitalized a : those professing views usually characterized by desire to reform or overthrow the established order especially in politics and usually advocating change in the name of the greater freedom or well-being of the common man b : a radical as distinguished from a conservative position leftmost ˈleft-ˌmōst adjective left 3 of 3 past tense and past participle of leave Synonyms Noun left wing leftism liberalism See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective He felt a pain in his left side. He hit him with a left hook to the jaw. the left side of the street Noun We read from left to right. You'll take two lefts and then a right. He hit him with two quick lefts to the stomach followed by a right to the jaw. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Rookie Cole Strange is the new left guard following Ted Karras’ departure. Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 Robert Hainsey has stepped in at center, and rookie Luke Goedeke will enter the season as the starter at left guard. Mark Heim \| Mheim@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022 In his 11 games so far for the Lumberjacks, Poutasi was a crucial part of the 1,000-yard rushing effort last year playing left guard. Lauren Hertz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Cowboys first-round rookie Tyler Smith, a college tackle who practiced at left guard through training camp, is expected to be responsible for Prescott’s blindside. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Whitehair has been anchored at left guard since camp began with Sam Mustipher holding down the center role in Patrick’s absence. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Ragnow, a Pro Bowler in 2020, played left guard as a rookie in 2018 but has been the Lions' primary starting center the past three seasons. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022 First-round pick Cole Strange will be plugged into the left guard spot in his rookie season. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Connor McGovern, who missed his entire rookie year win 2019 with an arm injury, is at left guard with third-year players at center (Tyler Biadasz) and right tackle (Terence Steele). Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 Noun The buttons are split, with the circle and X button on the right controller and the square and triangle on the left. WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022 The sonar image on the left is of a car that has been submerged for years. Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 Place 5 on the right and 5 on the left, leaving a 2-inch space at the center. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022 Those on the left have sounded the alarm, saying that Meloni could push Italy into Europe’s illiberal bloc, alongside Hungary and Poland, fighting against diversity and agitating against Brussels. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Follow Indian Hill Road from Route 44 to the junction with Spaulding Road, then proceed 0.1 miles further to the driveway on the left into the Mary Conklin Preserve. Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022 Click on Add your business in the Business Profile on the left. Toby Grey, BGR, 11 Sep. 2022 The area below the spectrum has a rainbow pattern from red on the left to purple on the right. Camilo Garzón, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2022 The speech marked a turn for Biden, whom critics on the left have tended to depict as being mired in a bygone era of civil disagreement and political compromise. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective and Noun Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left hand's being the weaker in most individuals First Known Use Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Phrases Containing left come out of left field be left to one's own devices have (got) nothing left to prove feel left out left, right, and centre left and right left a bad taste in my mouth left-bank left-click left field left-handed left of center left-hander left shoulder arms right and left out in left field left wing right, left, and centre the far left stage left two left feet left-hand left brain left him at the altar left to rot in jail/prison the left See More come out of left field be left to one's own devices have (got) nothing left to prove feel left out left, right, and centre left and right left a bad taste in my mouth left-bank left-click left field left-handed left of center left-hander left shoulder arms right and left out in left field left wing right, left, and centre the far left stage left two left feet left-hand left brain left him at the altar left to rot in jail/prison the left See More Kids Definition left 1 of 3 adjective ˈleft 1 : located on the same side of the body as the heart the left leg 2 : located nearer to the left side of the body than to the right the left side of the road left 2 of 3 noun : the left side : a part or location on or toward the left side Read from left to right. left 3 of 3 past tense and past participle of leave Medical Definition left adjective ˈleft : of, relating to, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located also : located nearer to this side than to the right left 1 of 2 noun as in liberalism a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom a rising politician who is being hailed as the new voice of the left Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance liberalism left wing leftism socialism neoliberalism radicalism Antonyms & Near Antonyms right conservatism immobilism illiberalism neoconservatism left 2 of 2 verb past tense of leave 1 as in abandoned to cause to remain behind you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another Synonyms & Similar Words abandoned stranded deserted dumped quitted quit marooned escaped ignored flung forsook discarded relinquished forgot ditched vacated walked away from jettisoned threw away shed scrapped surrendered junked walked out on sacrificed threw out delivered rejected handed over cut off neglected renounced disowned yielded disregarded withdrew (from) gave up repudiated abjured distanced retreated (from) shucked (off) separated (from) took off (from) Antonyms & Near Antonyms had kept held retained reserved owned possessed withheld saved reclaimed rescued harbored redeemed See More 2 as in bequeathed to give by means of a will I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children Synonyms & Similar Words bequeathed willed deeded handed on passed (down) handed down devised 3 as in quit to give up (a job or office) he left his job in the city and moved out into the country Synonyms & Similar Words quit quitted abandoned chucked vacated gave notice bagged resigned (from) retired (from) stepped down (from) stepped aside (from) threw up dropped out (of) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stayed (at) hired (out or on) 4 as in handed to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim? Synonyms & Similar Words handed transferred gave passed delivered delegated relinquished entrusted transmitted granted consigned turned over vested handed over loaned confided committed divided recommended trusted assigned bequeathed reposed submitted commended lent distributed gave over conferred supplied dispensed dispersed surrendered intrusted handed in turned in handed down released furnished handed on willed yielded advanced dealt (out) recommitted retransferred redelivered retransmitted Antonyms & Near Antonyms kept held retained reserved received withheld owned took occupied possessed accepted detained held back took over took in See More 5 as in dumped to end a usually intimate relationship with is there ever a good way to leave a lover? Synonyms & Similar Words dumped ditched abandoned blew off jilted deserted kissed off cut marooned kissed good-bye snubbed broke off (with) forsook slighted quitted quit cold-shouldered high-hatted brushed (aside or off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms took hooked up (with) befriended latched (on or onto) 6 as in allowed to give permission to aw, leave him come Synonyms & Similar Words allowed permitted let empowered approved liberated authorized licensed freed endorsed commissioned sanctioned indulged humored released indorsed licenced catered (to) gave in (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms prohibited forbade enjoined prevented discouraged blocked deterred barred constrained frustrated inhibited impeded obstructed forbad held back curbed See More Phrases Containing left left wing left wing
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