Meaning of “left” in the English Dictionary

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"left" in English

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leftadjective, adverb

uk ​ /left/ us ​ /left/

A2 on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north:

His left eye was heavily bandaged.
Turn left at the lights.
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leftnoun

uk ​ /left/ us ​ /left/

left noun (DIRECTION)

A2 [ S ] the left side:

First I'll introduce the speaker sitting on my left.
Take the first/second/third on the left.
It's the street to the left of the hotel.
US After the grocery store I made/took/informal hung a left (= turned into the next road on the left side).

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left noun (POLITICS)

the left also the Left [ S, + sing/pl verb ]

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› the political groups that believe wealth and power should be shared between all parts of society:

The war is generally opposed on the left.
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leftverb

uk ​ /left/ us ​ /left/

› past simple and past participle of leave

leftadjective

uk ​ /left/ us ​ /left/

(Definition of “left” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"left" in American English

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leftadjective, adverb, noun [ C/U ]

us ​ /left/

left adjective, adverb, noun [ C/U ] (DIRECTION)

› (in or toward) a position that is the opposite of right and on the side of your body that contains the heart:

He injured his left eye.
Turn left at the stop sign.
[ C ] Make a left at the corner.
[ U ] My sister is third from the left in the back row.

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(out) in left field

leftnoun [ U ]

us ​ /left/

left noun [ U ] (POLITICS)

› political groups that believe governments should provide a higher level of social services and support laws to bring about greater economic and social equality

leftist
noun [ C ] us ​ /ˈlef·təst/

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The university is a stronghold for traditional leftists and protests are frequent there.

left

us ​ /left/

left (LEAVE)

› past simple and past participle of leave

(Definition of “left” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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