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- [left]
- /lɛft/
- /left/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [left]
- /lɛft/
Definitions of left word
- adjective left of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right). 1
- adjective left (often initial capital letter) of or belonging to the political Left; having liberal or radical views in politics. 1
- adjective left Mathematics. pertaining to an element of a set that has a given property when written on the left of an element or set of elements of the set: a left identity, as 1 in 1 ⋅ x = x. 1
- noun left the left side or something that is on the left side. 1
- noun left a turn toward the left: Make a left at the next corner. 1
- noun left the Left. the complex of individuals or organized groups advocating liberal reform or revolutionary change in the social, political, or economic order. the position held by these people. Compare right (def 33a, b). left wing. 1
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Origin of left
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; 1935-40 for def 6; Middle English left, lift, luft, Old English left idle, weak, useless, Kentish form of lyft- (in lyftādl palsy); cognate with Dutch, Low German lucht; akin to Middle English libbe (modern dial. lib) to castrate, cognate with Dutch, Low German lubben
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Parts of speech for Left
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
left popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
left usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for left
adj left
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- port — located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
- sinister — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- south — a cardinal point of the compass lying directly opposite north. Abbreviation: S.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
general left
- went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.
noun left
- progressiveness — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- left wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- progressivism — the principles and practices of progressives.
- leftism — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
Antonyms for left
adj left
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
adjective left
- right-hand — on the right.
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