adj

left

LEHFT

adj

On or toward the side of the body where the heart usually sits, opposite of right.

"Turn left at the next set of traffic lights."

"He writes with his left hand."

Relating to left-wing politics.

"The party has drifted further left over the past decade."

noun

Left-wing political parties or supporters considered as a group.

"The left criticised the budget for cutting welfare spending."

How to Use Left

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe direction opposite right, or (politically) parties favouring greater equality and government intervention.

Common pairings

turn left far left the political left

Word Forms

further left comparative, farther left comparative, more left comparative, lefter comparative, lefts plural, furthest left superlative, farthest left superlative, leftmost superlative, most left superlative, leftest superlative

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Etymology

From Old English left/lyft, originally meaning "weak" or "clumsy" — an old, negative association with the left side that survives in the word itself.

Antonyms

Right

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Rhymes for left

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