left

left
left1 W1S1 [left] adj [only before noun]
[: Old English; Origin: 'weak']
1.) your left side is the side of your body that contains your heart
≠ ↑right
▪ She held out her left hand.
▪ a scar on the left side of his face
2.) on the same side of something as your left side
≠ ↑right
▪ Take the next left turn.
▪ the left bank of the river
▪ a pile of papers on the left side of the desk
3.) have two left feet informal
to move in an awkward way when you are running or doing a sport
▪ a tall, clumsy-looking boy with two left feet
4.) the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
used to say that one part of a group or organization does not know what the other parts are doing
left 2
left2 adv
towards the direction or side that is on the left
≠ ↑right
▪ Turn left just after the school.
left 3
left3 n
1.) the left/sb's left
the side of your body that contains your heart
≠ ↑right on/to the left (of sth)
▪ Take the next road on the left.
▪ Our house is just to the left of the school.
on/to sb's left
▪ On your left you can see the Houses of Parliament.
2.) (from) left to right
from the left side to the right side of something
▪ The photo shows, from left to right, his daughters Molly, Fiona, and Anne.
3.) the left/the Left
political parties and groups that support the ideas and beliefs of ↑socialism. They usually want large industries to be owned by the state, and to use taxes to help solve social problems
≠ ↑right
▪ He has support from the Left.
▪ politicians on the left of the party
▪ The party is moving further to the left.
4.)
a hit made with your left hand
≠ ↑right
5.) take a left also hang a left AmE
to turn left
▪ Take the next left (=turn left at the next road) .
left 4
left4 v
the past tense and past participle of ↑leave 1

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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