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- Dictionaryleft/lɛft/
adjective
- 1. on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north: "her left eye"
- 2. relating to or denoting a person or group favouring left-wing views; socialist or progressive: "left politics"
adverb
- 1. on or to the left side: "turn left here"
noun
- 1. the left-hand part, side, or direction: "turn to the left"
- 2. a group or party favouring left-wing, socialist, or progressive views: "the Left is preparing to fight presidential elections"
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left: [adjective] of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located. done with the left hand. located nearer to the left hand than to the right. located on the left of an observer facing in the same direction as the object specified. located on the left when facing downstream.
LEFT definition: 1. on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north: 2. the left…. Learn more.
Left definition: being, relating to, or located on or nearest to the side where a person’s heart normally is (opposed to right). See examples of LEFT used in a sentence.
a. The people and groups who advocate liberal, often radical measures to effect change in the established order, especially in politics, with the goal of achieving the equality, freedom, and well-being of the common citizens of a state.
If you are holding a compass and facing north, the direction to the west of you is also to your left. Left is the opposite of "right."
LEFT definition: 1. on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north: 2. the left…. Learn more.
The left is one of two opposite directions, sides, or positions. If you are facing north and you turn to the left, you will be facing west. In the word `to,' the `t' is to the left of the `o.'
Left, in politics, the portion of the political spectrum associated in general with egalitarianism and popular or state control of the major institutions of political and economic life. Leftists tend to be hostile to the interests of traditional elites and to favor the interests of the working class.
left meaning, definition, what is left: your left side is the side of your body ...: Learn more.
on the side of your body that is towards the west when you are facing north. Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.; your left knee/leg/foot/arm; the left side of the field; The university is on the left bank of the river.
