left
left
lɛft
left
/lˈɛft/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "left"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ

located or directed toward the side of a human body where the heart is
left definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The photograph captured the couple, with arms entwined, standing on the left side of the frame.
āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϜ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

remaining after part of something has been used, taken, or dealt with
left definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the event, some food was still left over.
āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇

done using the left hand, especially referring to an action or movement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer delivered a fast left jab to his opponent ’s face.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āϜāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ

belonging to the liberal or progressive side of the political spectrum
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The left party advocates for a stronger social safety net.
āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϜāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ

the direction that is to the west when facing north or the opposite of right
left definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sign pointed to the left for the nearest gas station.
āϏāĻžāχāύāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāϤāĻŽ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āχāĻļāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•

the side or position on the left of the playing area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was assigned to play left during the tennis doubles match.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāϏ āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāϞāϏ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ

the hand located on the left side of the body, typically the non-dominant hand for most individuals
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She injured her left while lifting weights.
āĻ“āϜāύ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāρ āĻšāĻžāϤ āφāĻšāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻžāĻŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€

a political ideology focused on social equality, government intervention, and progressive reforms
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many members of the left believe in higher taxes for the wealthy to reduce income inequality.
āĻŦāĻžāĻŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āφāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϧāύ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ

a change in direction towards the left side
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bus will make a left to head towards the station.
āĻŦāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ

on or toward the left side
left definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The car turned left onto the narrow street.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

leftish
left
App
āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ