leftover

See also: left-over and left over

English

Alternative forms

• left over, left-over

Etymology

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

leftover (not comparable)

1. Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

   Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?

   I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.

Usage notes

• When used after a verb (as part of a predicate phrase), use two separate words:

  I can walk for miles and still have energy left over.

Translations

remaining, left behind

Albanian: gërdheshtër (sq) f Burmese: လက်ကျန် (my) (lakkyan) Dutch: restant (nl) n Finnish: tähteeksi jäänyt French: restant (fr) m, restante (fr) f German: übrig (de), übergeblieben (de) Hindi: अवशेष (hi) m (avśeṣ) Latin: residuus Polish: pozostały (pl) Portuguese: reservada (pt) f, conservada (pt) f, restante (pt), deixada (pt) f, deixado (pt) m Russian: оста́вшийся (ru) (ostávšijsja) Spanish: sobrante (es) Turkish: artakalan, fazladan

remaining as meal is complete

Albanian: gërdheshtër (sq) f Dutch: kliekje (nl) n Finnish: tähteeksi jäänyt French: restant (fr) m Greek: υπόλοιπα n (ypóloipa) Italian: avanzato (it) m Polish: pozostały (pl) Russian: оста́вшийся (ru) (ostávšijsja) Spanish: sobrante (es) Turkish: artık yemek

Noun

leftover (plural leftovers)

1. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

   Synonym: oddment

   It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.

2. (chiefly in the plural, usually of food) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

   Not leftovers again!

   The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.

Translations

something left behind

Burmese: လက်ကျန် (my) (lakkyan) Chinese: Mandarin: 殘餘 / 残余 (zh) (cányú) Finnish: tähde (fi) French: reste (fr) m German: Rest (de) m Hindi: अवशेष (hi) m (avśeṣ) Italian: avanzo (it) m, rimanenza (it) f, residuo (it) m Japanese: 残り (ja) (のこり, nokori), 贏余 (えいよ, eiyo) Kapampangan: tagan Maori: toenga Mon: ဒၞာဲသှ်ေ Norwegian: Bokmål: matrest m Nynorsk: matrest m Polish: pozostałość (pl) f Portuguese: sobra (pt) f Russian: оста́ток (ru) m (ostátok), объе́дки (ru) m pl (obʺjédki) (for food only) Spanish: sobra (es) f, resto (es) m, remanente (es) m, vestigio (es) m Turkish: kalan, artan (yemek) Walloon: resse (wa) m

food remaining after a meal — see leftovers