left

left is on the Basic English 850 List.

leather - left - leg

left is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

leave - left - leg

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /lɛft/
• SAMPA: /lEft/

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Adjective

Positive left

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. One of the two directions, the opposite of right. This arrow is pointing left: ←

   Turn left at the next corner.

2. Remaining, still there.

   Three apples are left.

Noun

Singular left

Plural lefts

1. (uncountable) The left side.

   The shop is on your left.

2. (countable) A left turn.

   Take two lefts and a right and then you'll be there.

Verb

Plain form leave

Third-person singular leaves

Past tense left

Past participle left

Present participle leaving

1. The past tense and past participle of leave.

Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right