Definition & Meaning of "leftover"in English

Leftover

a remaining portion of something, often used to describe food that has not been eaten or a material that has not been used up

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

leftovers

Examples

We had leftovers from dinner, so I did n't need to cook today.

leftover

remaining after the main part has been used or taken away

left

odd

remaining

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most leftover

Comparative

more leftover

gradable

Examples

We had leftover pizza for dinner last night.

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