Definition left in American English

left adjective

adjective

/left/

on the side of your body that is to the west if you are facing north

Example

He wore a wedding ring on his left hand.

Example

Your left eye looks sore.

Example

Synonyms and related words

astride central centrally

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1.1

on the left side of something

Example

the bottom left corner of the screen

Example

We took a left turn when we should have gone right.

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the left and right margins

Synonyms and related words

astride central centrally

Words related to left:

bear (phrase) come out of left field (phrase) hang a (phrase) hard (phrase) have two left feet (phrase) leave (verb) leave aside (phrasal verb) leave behind (phrasal verb) leave off (phrasal verb) leave out (phrasal verb) leave over (phrasal verb) left (adjective) left (noun) left (adverb) left () left behinds, the (plural noun) left field (noun) left luggage office (noun) left, right, and center (phrase) left-click (verb) left-hand (adjective) left-hand drive (adjective) left-handed (adjective) left-hander (noun) left-of-center (adjective) left-wing (adjective) on someone’s (phrase) out in left field (phrase) right and left (phrase) stage left (adverb) swipe (phrase) the far (phrase) the left wing (noun) X has left the building (phrase)