(be left over) if part of an amount of something such as money or food is left over, you still have some of it after you have used or eaten the rest of it
There was some hamleft over from lunch.
Synonyms and related words
Remaining or leftover
leave over
remaining
surviving
2
(be left over) to still exist from the past
These attitudes are left over from the war.
Synonyms and related words
To continue to exist or happen
go on
go along
persist
leave over
phrasal verb transitive always passive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
leave over
he/she/it
leaves over
present participle
leaving over
past tense
left over
past participle
left over
DEFINITIONS2
1
(be left over) if part of an amount of something such as money or food is left over, you still have some of it after you have used or eaten the rest of it