left

/left/ adjective [always before noun], adverb

Definition

› on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north: Step forward on your left leg. She had a diamond earring in her left ear. Turn left at the end of the corridor. → Opposite right adjective

(Definition of left adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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leery adjective
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left adjective, adverb
left click verb
left field noun
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left-handed adjective

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left noun
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left-wing adjective
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be left out
be left over
leave sb/sth out
leave sb/sth behind
leave sth for/to sb
leave behind sth; leave sth behind (sb)

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