left
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- left-hand, larboard (Nautical), port, sinistral
- socialist, leftist, left-wing, radical

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I. left¹ S1 W1 /left/ adjective [only before noun]
[Language: Old English; Origin: 'weak']

1. your left side is the side of your body that contains your heart Antonym : right:
She held out her left hand.
a scar on the left side of his face

2. on the same side of something as your left side Antonym : right:
Take the next left turn.
the left bank of the river
a pile of papers on the left side of the desk

3. have two left feet informal to move in an awkward way when you are running or doing a sport:
a tall, clumsy-looking boy with two left feet

4. the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing used to say that one part of a group or organization does not know what the other parts are doing

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II. left² S3 W3 adverb
towards the direction or side that is on the left Antonym : right:
Turn left just after the school.

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III. left³ S3 W3 noun

1. the left/sb’s left the side of your body that contains your heart Antonym : right
on/to the left (of something)
Take the next road on the left.
Our house is just to the left of the school.
on/to sb’s left
On your left you can see the Houses of Parliament.

2. (from) left to right from the left side to the right side of something:
The photo shows, from left to right, his daughters Molly, Fiona, and Anne.

3. the left/the Left political parties and groups that support the ideas and beliefs of socialism. They usually want large industries to be owned by the state, and to use taxes to help solve social problems Antonym : right:
He has support from the Left.
politicians on the left of the party
The party is moving further to the left.

4. [countable] a hit made with your left hand Antonym : right

5. take a left (also hang a left American English) to turn left:
Take the next left (=turn left at the next road).

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IV. left⁴
the past tense and past participle of leave¹

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left
noun
I. side
ADJ. extreme, far My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.
VERB + LEFT turn to If you turn to your left you will see the parliament building.
PREP. from the ~ The car came from the left.
on the/your ~ The bank is on the left, just after the post office. As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left.
on the ~ of The car park is on the left of the library.
to the/your ~ He looked to the left and then crossed.
to the ~ of My office is just to the left of the main door.
PHRASES from left to right; from right to left Arabic script reads from right to left.

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left
II. the left: political groups
ADJ. extreme, far
PREP. of the ~ In recent years the country has been ruled only by governments of the left.
on the ~ They're both on the extreme left of the party.
to the ~ The party has moved further to the left. He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader.

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left
̈ɪleft
See: out in left field , right and left

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