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left en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈɫɛft/ (General-American)
/ˈlɛf/ Dublin
/ˈlɛfʔ/ Dublin
/ˈlɛft/ (Ireland, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from Old English left, lyft (“weak, clumsy, foolish”), attested in Old English lyftādl (“palsy, paralysis”), from Proto-Germanic *luft-, from *lubjaną (“to castrate, lop off”) (compare dialectal English lib, West Frisian lobje, Dutch lubben), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewp-, *(s)lup- (“hanging limply”). Compare Scots left (“left”), North Frisian lefts, leeft, leefts (“left”), West Frisian lofts (“left”), obsolete Dutch lucht, leftsch, lefts, lefs (“left”), dialectal Dutch loof (“weak, worthless”), archaic Low German lucht (“left”).

Meanings

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- The left side.
- Near-synonym: port
Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
- Rotate the bolt to the left to loosen it.
- The road up ahead contains a left bend.
Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
- The following dispatch has been received from Viceroy Alexieff, dated Mukden, March 22: “Gen. Mitchenkow reports that on March 17 our scouts approached Anju and observed on the left bank of the Ching Chong river, opposite Anju, retrenchments made by the enemy. 1904 March 23 [1904 March 22], Viceroy Alexieff, quotee, “Waiting for the First Collision in the Yalu Region”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 56, number 215, St. Louis, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2:
- The Eiffel Tower is on the left bank of the Seine.
Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
- It should be noted that there is now no intelligentsia that is not in some sense "Left". Perhaps the last right-wing intellectual was T. E. Lawrence. Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “intellectual” has lived in a state of chronic discontent with the existing order. 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
- Who does not know the practical man who in his own field denounces socialism as "pernicious rot" but when he steps outside his subject spouts socialism like any left journalist. 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 422:
Relating to the beginning or earlier part of a phrase.
- left dislocation

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
leftmost	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
most left	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
lefter	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
leftest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
further left	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
farther left	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
Left		alternative	lexicographic
furthest left	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
farthest left	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more left	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (242)

sq majtë (west side of the body when one is facing north) · uk лі́вий (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ia sinistre (west side of the body when one is facing north) · wym lewo (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cs levý (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tt сул (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sh lȇvī (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hy ձախ (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · grc ἀριστερός (west side of the body when one is facing north) · da venstreorienteret (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · hi बायाँ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cjs сол (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gl esquerda (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tk çep (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sh lijȇvī (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lad siedra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ja 左翼 (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · km ឆ្វេង (west side of the body when one is facing north) · he שְׂמֹאל (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bg ляв (west side of the body when one is facing north) · udi дзах (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cu лѣвъ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · el αριστερός (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bh बायाँ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · nl linker (west side of the body when one is facing north) · pl lewicowy (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · gl seistra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar شِمَال (west side of the body when one is facing north) · goh winistro (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ru ле́вый (west side of the body when one is facing north) · rif aẓermaḍ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cs levicový (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · it sinistro (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ket туль (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gl seestra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bo གཡོན་པ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · io sinistra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sw kushoto (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ca esquerre (west side of the body when one is facing north) · min kida (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lo ຊ້າຍ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ia leve (west side of the body when one is facing north) · uz soʻl (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tyv солагай (west side of the body when one is facing north) · la scaevus (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hsb lěwy (west side of the body when one is facing north) · de link (west side of the body when one is facing north) · th ซ้าย (west side of the body when one is facing north) · so bidix (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lb lénks (west side of the body when one is facing north) · su kiwa (west side of the body when one is facing north) · pt de esquerda (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · eve дьэгэнгэг (west side of the body when one is facing north) · as বাওঁ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · uz chap (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ug سول (west side of the body when one is facing north) · vi trái (west side of the body when one is facing north) · jv kiwa (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sw kushoto (west side of the body when one is facing north) · oc esquèr (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mak kairi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ug چەپ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · eu ezker (west side of the body when one is facing north) · unm mënànchi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · af links (west side of the body when one is facing north) · alt сол (west side of the body when one is facing north) · el αριστερός (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ce аьрру (west side of the body when one is facing north) · pl lewy (west side of the body when one is facing north) · am ግራ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · et pahem (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bug abeo (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ca esquerrà (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · la sinister (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sa वाम (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sh лије̑вӣ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mn зүүн (west side of the body when one is facing north) · nl links (west side of the body when one is facing north) · pag kawigi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · de links (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ps يسار (west side of the body when one is facing north) · haw hema (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sv vänster (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ru либера́льный (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ast izquierdu (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lv kreiss (west side of the body when one is facing north) · zne gare (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mad kacer (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hi बाएँ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sm tau-aŋavale (west side of the body when one is facing north) · nia kabera (west side of the body when one is facing north) · evn дегинңу (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ms kiri (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fi vasemmistolainen (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ro stâng (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lv kreiss (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · be ле́вы (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cs levé (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mnc ᡥᠠᠰᡥᡡ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · kaw kiwa (west side of the body when one is facing north) · csb lewi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · kmr çep (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cy chwith (west side of the body when one is facing north) · es izquierda (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mk лев (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · myv керш (west side of the body when one is facing north) · yue 左 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · rup stãngu (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cho afabi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · got 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌰 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fo vinstra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar يساري (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · uk лі́вий (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar يَسَار (west side of the body when one is facing north) · jv kering (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fa چپ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tl kaliwa (west side of the body when one is facing north) · my ဝဲ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ofs winstera (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ast esquierdu (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ru ле́вый (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · fr gauche (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ky сол (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sah хаҥас (west side of the body when one is facing north) · zh 左 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sh ле̑вӣ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ur بایاں (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ilo kanigid (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar يسار (west side of the body when one is facing north) · cs levá (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lkt catkayata (west side of the body when one is facing north) · izh kura (west side of the body when one is facing north) · yi לינק (west side of the body when one is facing north) · no venstre (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · zea lienks (west side of the body when one is facing north) · eo liva (west side of the body when one is facing north) · grc λαιός (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gl esquerda (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · uga 𐎌𐎎𐎀𐎍 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hil wala (west side of the body when one is facing north) · dtp gibang (west side of the body when one is facing north) · az sol (west side of the body when one is facing north) · oj namanjinikan (west side of the body when one is facing north) · inh аьрда (west side of the body when one is facing north) · kk сол (west side of the body when one is facing north) · dsb lěwy (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gl xiquerda (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ka მარცხენა (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sa सव्य (west side of the body when one is facing north) · to hema (west side of the body when one is facing north) · nxq wai (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gd clì (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mt xellug (west side of the body when one is facing north) · he שׂמאֹלָן (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · yi לינק (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · rm seniester (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mic inaganeq (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bg ляв (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · lld man ciancia (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mi mauī (west side of the body when one is facing north) · is vinstri (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ml ഇടത് (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hu bal (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gld деги (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tet karuk (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sh šuj (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ty ʻaui (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ba һулаҡай (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bcl wala (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ko 왼 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · xal зүн (west side of the body when one is facing north) · za swix (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ko 왼쪽 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ltg kairuo (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ja 左派 (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · sk ľаvý (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tr sol (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ota صول (west side of the body when one is facing north) · qu lluq'i (west side of the body when one is facing north) · my ဘယ် (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gd ceàrr (west side of the body when one is facing north) · tg чап (west side of the body when one is facing north) · zh зуә (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ceb wala (west side of the body when one is facing north) · goh winstero (west side of the body when one is facing north) · kw kledh (west side of the body when one is facing north) · eo maldekstra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · pt esquerdo (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar شُمال (west side of the body when one is facing north) · es de izquierda (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ga clé (west side of the body when one is facing north) · la laevus (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sl levi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · zza çep (west side of the body when one is facing north) · orv лѣвъ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ace wie (west side of the body when one is facing north) · gil máing (west side of the body when one is facing north) · roa-tar mmanghe (west side of the body when one is facing north) · rap māui (west side of the body when one is facing north) · te ఎడమ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hu baloldali (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · ja 左 (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fj mawi (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bo གཡོན (west side of the body when one is facing north) · nap sinisto (west side of the body when one is facing north) · yai чап (west side of the body when one is facing north) · pt esquerdista (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · war wala (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fi vasen (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar شمال (west side of the body when one is facing north) · txb saiwai (west side of the body when one is facing north) · da venstre (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · hi वामपंथ (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · or ବାମ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · hy ձախ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · da venstre (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ban kebot (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mk лев (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bua зүүн (west side of the body when one is facing north) · grc εὐώνυμος (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mdf кержи (west side of the body when one is facing north) · oj namanjinik (west side of the body when one is facing north) · goh winstro (west side of the body when one is facing north) · et vasak (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ang winestra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fj i mawī (west side of the body when one is facing north) · kaw keriṅ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · mk лев (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · mk левичарски (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · cic ulhfabeka (west side of the body when one is facing north) · fa اشکلک (pertaining to the political left — see also leftist) · gl saestra (west side of the body when one is facing north) · no venstre (west side of the body when one is facing north) · rmy stïngo (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ta இடது (west side of the body when one is facing north) · lt kairioji (west side of the body when one is facing north) · sv vänster (west side of the body when one is facing north) · bn বাঁ (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ba һул (west side of the body when one is facing north) · ar شمال (west side of the body when one is facing north) · id kiri (west side of the body when one is facing north) · akl waea (west side of the body when one is facing north)

left en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈɫɛft/ (General-American)
/ˈlɛf/ Dublin
/ˈlɛfʔ/ Dublin
/ˈlɛft/ (Ireland, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from Old English left, lyft (“weak, clumsy, foolish”), attested in Old English lyftādl (“palsy, paralysis”), from Proto-Germanic *luft-, from *lubjaną (“to castrate, lop off”) (compare dialectal English lib, West Frisian lobje, Dutch lubben), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewp-, *(s)lup- (“hanging limply”). Compare Scots left (“left”), North Frisian lefts, leeft, leefts (“left”), West Frisian lofts (“left”), obsolete Dutch lucht, leftsch, lefts, lefs (“left”), dialectal Dutch loof (“weak, worthless”), archaic Low German lucht (“left”).

Meanings

(not-comparable) On the left side.
(not-comparable) Towards the left side.
- Turn left at the corner. NO! Your other left.
(not-comparable) Towards the political left.
- The East Coast of the US leans left in elections.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Left		alternative	lexicographic

Antonyms

right · right · right

Deriveds

swipe left · left and right · left turn · stage left · please turn left

Translations (124)

fo til vinstru (on the left side) · da til venstre (on the left side) · pt sestro (towards the left side) · eo maldekstre (on the left side) · bn বাঁ দিকে (towards the left side) · fr à gauche (towards the left side) · sq majtas (on the left side) · wa a schlintche mwin (towards the left side) · yi לינקס (towards the left side) · ast a la esquierda (on the left side) · da til venstre (towards the left side) · nl links (towards the left side) · ru нале́во (towards the left side) · vi ở bên trái (on the left side) · unm mënànchi (on the left side) · el αριστερά (towards the left side) · hi बाएँ (towards the left side) · mk на левата (on the left side) · rup astãnga (on the left side) · wa a gåtche (on the left side) · he שמאלה (towards the left side) · nl links (on the left side) · izh kural (on the left side) · pl na lewo (towards the left side) · ba һул яҡ (on the left side) · wa a hintche (towards the left side) · cs vlevo (on the left side) · lv kreisi (on the left side) · be нале́ва (towards the left side) · fr à gauche (on the left side) · ro la stânga (towards the left side) · bn বাঁপাশে (on the left side) · fi vasemmalle (towards the left side) · de links (towards the left side) · sl na levi (on the left side) · gl á esquerda (towards the left side) · lv pa kreisi (towards the left side) · uk злі́ва (on the left side) · wa a hintche (on the left side) · ba һулға (towards the left side) · ja 左へ (towards the left side) · bg наля́во (towards the left side) · fi vasemmalla (on the left side) · nap sinista (on the left side) · mk одлево (on the left side) · ar إِلَى اَلْيَسَار (towards the left side) · hi बायें (towards the left side) · fa چپ (on the left side) · bcl wala (on the left side) · pt à esquerda (on the left side) · ar إِلَى اَلشِّمَال (towards the left side) · hu balra (towards the left side) · hi बायाँ (on the left side) · dsb nalěwo (on the left side) · eo maldekstren (towards the left side) · bg отля́во (on the left side) · ast a la izquierda (on the left side) · yi לינקס (on the left side) · cs doleva (towards the left side) · lb lénks (towards the left side) · pl w lewo (towards the left side) · gl asimau (towards the left side) · lv pa kreisi (on the left side) · es a la izquierda (towards the left side) · la a sinistra parte (on the left side) · be зле́ва (on the left side) · ba һулдағы (on the left side) · mk лево (towards the left side) · ka მარცხნივ (on the left side) · ca esquerre (on the left side) · zh 左邊 /左边 (on the left side) · gl á seestra (towards the left side) · it a sinistra (on the left side) · ar يَسَارًا (on the left side) · pl z lewej strony (on the left side) · sh nȁlēvo (towards the left side) · hu baloldalt (on the left side) · sk na ľavé (on the left side) · wa a pawene (on the left side) · fa در سمت چپ (on the left side) · el αριστερά (on the left side) · it a sinistra (towards the left side) · zh 在左邊 /在左边 (on the left side) · as বাওঁফালে (towards the left side) · uk налі́во (towards the left side) · mk налево (towards the left side) · de nach links (towards the left side) · ja 左に (on the left side) · gl á saestra (towards the left side) · pt esquerdo (towards the left side) · ro la stânga (on the left side) · sk vľavo (towards the left side) · ru сле́ва (on the left side) · dsb nalěwo (towards the left side) · ar شِمَالًا (on the left side) · ko 왼쪽으로 (towards the left side) · sh на̏ле̄во (towards the left side) · de links (on the left side) · sl levo (towards the left side) · hu balra (on the left side) · ka მარცხენა მხარეს (on the left side) · gl á esquerda (on the left side) · wa so gåtche mwin (towards the left side) · gl asimau (on the left side) · ko 왼쪽에 (on the left side) · sq majtas (towards the left side) · ru вле́во (towards the left side) · nv nishtłʼajígo (on the left side) · gl á seestra (on the left side) · gl á man esquerda (towards the left side) · es a la izquierda (on the left side) · hi बाएँ (on the left side) · da på venstre hånd (on the left side) · zh 向左 (towards the left side) · pl po lewej stronie (on the left side) · ka მარცხნივ (towards the left side) · as বাওঁফালে (on the left side) · cs nalevo (on the left side) · gl á man esquerda (on the left side) · gl á saestra (on the left side) · am ግራ (on the left side) · wa so pawene (towards the left side) · uk ліво́руч (on the left side) · rup astãnga (towards the left side)

left en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈɫɛft/ (General-American)
/ˈlɛf/ Dublin
/ˈlɛfʔ/ Dublin
/ˈlɛft/ (Ireland, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from Old English left, lyft (“weak, clumsy, foolish”), attested in Old English lyftādl (“palsy, paralysis”), from Proto-Germanic *luft-, from *lubjaną (“to castrate, lop off”) (compare dialectal English lib, West Frisian lobje, Dutch lubben), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewp-, *(s)lup- (“hanging limply”). Compare Scots left (“left”), North Frisian lefts, leeft, leefts (“left”), West Frisian lofts (“left”), obsolete Dutch lucht, leftsch, lefts, lefs (“left”), dialectal Dutch loof (“weak, worthless”), archaic Low German lucht (“left”).

Meanings

The left side or direction.
The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
- The Left left workers behind, thinking they had a winning demographic coalition. It hasn't really worked out for them yet.
The left hand or fist.
A punch delivered with the left fist.
- The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul. 1915, C.J. Dennis, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, published 1916, page 13:
A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
lefts	Number=Plur		lexicographic
Left		alternative	lexicographic

Antonyms

right

Deriveds

dirtbag left · to the left · proper left · loony left · your other left · Pittsburgh left · lefty · hang a left · Copenhagen left · top left · Michigan left

Synonyms

9 o'clock · leftists (political left) · left wing (political left) · port

Translations (101)

fa چپگرا (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · gl esquerda (the left side) · lv kreisais sāns (the left side) · ru ле́вый (the left side) · ar يسار (the left side) · nl linkerkant (the left side) · sw kushoto (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ko 왼쪽 (the left side) · tr sol (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · nap sinista (the left side) · fi vasen puoli (the left side) · es izquierda (the left side) · lv kreisie (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · te ఎడమ (the left side) · el αριστερά (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · lkt catkayatan (the left side) · gl esquerda (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ba һул (the left side) · ar يَسَار (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · bg левица (the left side) · ka მემარცხენეობა (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · de Linke (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · gl asimau (the left side) · pag kawigi (the left side) · lv kreisā puse (the left side) · ca esquerra (the left side) · as বাওঁ (the left side) · it sinistra (the left side) · mnc ᡥᠠᠰᡥᡡ (the left side) · bcl wala (the left side) · pl lewa (the left side) · ka მარცხენა მხარე (the left side) · hi बाएँ (the left side) · id sayap kiri (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ko 좌익 (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · el αριστερά (the left side) · ja 左 (the left side) · cs levice (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · sh лѐвица (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · da venstrefløjen (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · pt esquerda (the left side) · ja 左翼 (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · he שְׂמֹאל (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · pt esquerda (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · sl levica (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · eo maldekstro (the left side) · akk šumēlum (the left side) · fr gauche (the left side) · swb potro (the left side) · mnc ᡥᠠᠰᡥᡡ ᡝᡵᡤᡳ (the left side) · hy ձախ (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · mfe gos (the left side) · de Linke (the left side) · es izquierda (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · mk левица (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · mk левица (the left side) · ka მემარცხენეები (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · no venstresiden (the left side) · ka მარცხენა (the left side) · it sinistra (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · grc ἀριστερά (the left side) · bg левица (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · fi vasen (the left side) · gl saestra (the left side) · sv vänstern (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ro stânga (the left side) · ca esquerra (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · nrf gauche (the left side) · sh lèvica (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · sv vänster (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · fr gauche (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · eo maldekstro (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · hu baloldal (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · pl lewica (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ro stângă (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · sv vänster (the left side) · sk ľavica (the left side) · oc esquèrra (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · hy ձախ (the left side) · my ဘယ် (the left side) · nl links (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ckb چەپ (the left side) · ota شمال (the left side) · hu bal oldal (the left side) · nl linkerkant (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · ko 좌측 (the left side) · eu ezker (the left side) · da venstre (the left side) · gl seistra (the left side) · tr sol (the left side) · sw kushoto (the left side) · no venstresiden (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · fi vasemmisto (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · fa چپ (the left side) · sh љѐвица (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · as বাওঁফাল (the left side) · sh ljèvica (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · gl xiquerda (the left side) · ota صول (the left side) · ru ле́вый (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) · gl seestra (the left side)

wikidata: Q13196750

left en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English left, variant of laft (“remaining, left”), from Old English lǣfed, ġelǣfed, past participle of lǣfan (“to leave”). More at leave.

Meanings

(not-comparable) leftover, remaining

Translations (52)

sw kushoto (leftover) · nn igjen (leftover) · zh 剩下 (leftover) · nn att (leftover) · bg останал (leftover) · gl rabicho (leftover) · mk преостанат (leftover) · it rimasto (leftover) · pl pozostały (leftover) · nb igjen (leftover) · mk останат (leftover) · hu hátra (leftover) · gl murgallo (leftover) · nl over (leftover) · zh 餘下 /余下 (leftover) · ro rămas (leftover) · eo restaĵo (leftover) · gl tapiñán (leftover) · fi jäljellä (leftover) · pt deixado (leftover) · tl tira (leftover) · ota آرتق (leftover) · ckb ماوە (leftover) · gl garampallo (leftover) · pt restar (leftover) · da tilbage (leftover) · hi शेष (leftover) · te మిగిలిన (leftover) · el έμεινα (leftover) · mi toe (leftover) · bcl tada (leftover) · af oor (leftover) · ru остально́й (leftover) · sh прео̀ста̄лӣ (leftover) · de übrig (leftover) · as বাকী (leftover) · pt sobrar (leftover) · hy մնացած (leftover) · as ৰোৱা (leftover) · sv kvar (leftover) · fr restant (leftover) · ja 残った (leftover) · ar بِقِي (leftover) · fo eftir (leftover) · ru оста́вшийся (leftover) · cs zbývající (leftover) · gl nisco (leftover) · hu hátralévő (leftover) · nb til overs (leftover) · sh preòstālī (leftover) · mt fdal (leftover) · fi jäljelle (leftover)

left en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English left, variant of laft (“remaining, left”), from Old English lǣfed, ġelǣfed, past participle of lǣfan (“to leave”). More at leave.

Meanings

(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of leave (“depart, separate from; (cause or allow to) remain”).
form of leave
- There's not much food left.
- Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant? Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin. Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left! Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:
- Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

Deriveds

left-behind · be left at the post · left periphery · left recursion · left-off · left-over · left total

left en · VERB · etymology 3

Etymology

From Middle English levit, ilevet, y-levyd, from Old English ġelȳfd, ġelȳfed, past participle of Old English ġelȳfan, lȳfan (“to allow, permit”), equivalent to leave (“to give leave to, allow, grant, permit”) + -ed.

Meanings

(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of leave (“permit”).
form of leave
- We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.