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Definition of
left adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
left
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
lɛft
/
/
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on or to the left side
Turn left at the intersection.
Look left and right before you cross the road.
Idioms
left and right
(
informal
)
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everywhere
He's giving away money left and right.
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left
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left
adjective
left
noun
leave
verb
be left over
phrasal verb
left-hand
adjective
left wing
noun
left-wing
adjective
left brain
noun
left field
noun
left-field
adjective
stage left
adverb
center-left
adjective
left-handed
adjective
left-hander
noun
left-winger
noun
left-of-center
adjective
right and left
have two left feet
hang a left/right
a backhanded/left-handed compliment
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Phrasal verbs
be left over
phrasal verb
Idioms
right and left
have two left feet
hang a left/right
a backhanded/left-handed compliment
Nearby words
leeway
noun
left
adjective
left
adverb
left
noun
left brain
noun