left

Meanings

Plural: lefts

Noun

• location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
  • "she stood on the left"
• those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
• the hand that is on the left side of the body
  • "jab with your left"
• the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
  • "the batter flied out to left"
• a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
  • "take a left at the corner"
• The left side or direction.
• The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
• The left hand or fist.
• A punch delivered with the left fist.
• A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).

Verb

• go away from a place
• go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
  • "She left a mess when she moved out"
  • "His good luck finally left him"
  • "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"
  • "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
• act or be so as to become in a specified state
  • "The inflation left them penniless"
  • "The president's remarks left us speechless"
• leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
• move out of or depart from
  • "the fugitive has left the country"
• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
• have as a result or residue
  • "The water left a mark on the silk dress"
  • "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
• remove oneself from an association with or participation in
  • "The teenager left home"
  • "She left her position with the Red Cross"
  • "He left the Senate after two terms"
• put into the care or protection of someone
  • "He left the decision to his deputy"
• leave or give by will after one's death
  • "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
• have left or have as a remainder
  • "That left the four of us"
• be survived by after one's death
  • "He left six children"
  • "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
• transmit (knowledge or skills)
• leave behind unintentionally
  • "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
• simple past and past participle of leave (“depart, separate from; (cause or allow to) remain”).
• simple past and past participle of leave (“permit”).

Adjective

• being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
  • "my left hand"
  • "left center field"
  • "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
• of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

Adjective Satellite

• not used up
  • "leftover meatloaf"
  • "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"
  • "some odd dollars left"
• intended for the left hand
  • "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"

Adverb

• toward or on the left; also used figuratively
  • "he looked right and left"
  • "the political party has moved left"

Adj

• 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: ←
• 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.
• Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

Adv

• On the left side.
• Towards the left side.
• Towards the political left.

Synonyms

9 o'clock, allow, allow for, bequeath, depart, entrust, exit, forget, get out, give, go away, go forth, go out, impart, lead, leave, leave alone, leave behind, left field, left hand, left over, left wing, left-hand, leftfield, leftists, leftover, odd, pass on, port, provide, pull up stakes, remaining, result, sinister, sinistral, unexpended, will

Antonyms

arrive, center, dexter, dextral, disinherit, enter, right

Anagrams of left