- the/somebody's left[singular] the left side or direction
- on the left Take the next road on the left.
- on the left of somebody/something My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.
- to the left Twist your body to the left, then to the right.
- to the left of somebody/something To the left of the library is the bank.
- on somebody's left She was sitting on my left.
- to somebody's left To your left, you can see the ruins of the old manor house.
- from the left the figures in the second column from the left
- Arabic script is read from right to left.
- the top/bottom/far left
- first/second/third, etc. left She is pictured third left (= in the third position from the left) with her students.
Extra Examples- As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left.
- He looked to the left and then crossed.
- If you turn to your left you will see the parliament building.
- My office is just to the left of the main door.
- The bank is on the left, just after the post office.
- The car came from the left.
- The car park is on the left of the library.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- far
- bottom
- …
- turn to
- from the left
- on the/your left
- on the left of
- …
- from left to right
- from right to left
- [singular] the first, second, etc. leftthe first, second, etc. road on the left side
- Take the first left.
- a left[singular] a turn to the left
- Take a left onto Route 130.
- (North American English also) to make a left
- (informal) to hang a left
- the left, the Left[singular + singular or plural verb] political groups who support the ideas and beliefs of socialism; the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change
- The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.
- parties of the left
- policies advocated by the left of the Labour Party
- on the left The proposed changes are popular with Italians, especially those on the left.
- on the left of something She is on the far left of the party.
- to the left (of somebody/something) The party has moved further to the left.
- He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader.
- a left-leaning newspaper
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- far
- of the left
- on the left
- to the left
- …
- [countable] (in boxing) a hard hit that is made with your left hand
- He hit him with two sharp lefts.
opposite right
Word OriginOld English lyft, left ‘weak’ (the left-hand side being regarded as the weaker side of the body), of West Germanic origin.
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