left
The definition of left is a person on the liberal side of politics or on the opposite side from the right side.
(adjective)- An example of being on the political left is a pro-choice person.
- An example of the left hand is the less commonly used hand by most persons.
Left is defined as something remaining or to have gone away.
(verb)- An example of being left is a lone tomato hanging on a plant.
- An example of having left is to have walked out of the office.
See left in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- designating or of that side of one's body which is toward the west when one faces north, the side of the less-used hand in most people
- designating or of the corresponding side of anything
- closer to the left side of a person directly before and facing the thing mentioned or understood: the top left drawer of a desk
- of the side or bank of a river on the left of a person facing downstream
- of the political left; liberal or radical
Origin: ME (Kentish) var. of lift < OE lyft, weak, akin to EFris luf, weak
noun
- all or part of the left side
- what is on the left side
- a direction or location on the left side: often with the
- a turn toward the left side
- ☆ Baseball left field
- Boxing
- the left hand
- a blow delivered with the left hand
- Politics a liberal or radical position, esp. one varying from moderate socialism to communism, or a party or group advocating this: often with the: from the position of the seats occupied in some European legislatures
adverb
transitive verb, intransitive verb
See left in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- a. Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the north when the subject is facing east.b. Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the left side.c. Located on the left side of a person facing downstream: the left bank of a river.
- often Left Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left.
- a. The direction or position on the left side.b. The left side.c. The left hand.d. A turn in the direction of the left hand or side.
- often Lefta. The people and groups who advocate liberal, often radical measures to effect change in the established order, especially in politics, usually to achieve the equality, freedom, and well-being of the common citizens of a state. Also called left wing.b. The opinion of those advocating such measures.
- Sports A blow delivered by a boxer's left hand.
- Baseball Left field.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English lyft-, weak, useless (in lyftādl, paralysis)
.See left in Ologies
Left
See also right.
motion or a tendency to move to the left, as the motion of the eye.
rotation toward the left; counterclockwise rotation, a characteristic of the plane of polarization of light. —levorotatory, adj.
the state or process of turning to the left.
the state or quality of being left-handed or oriented towards the left in other ways, as a shell with counterclockwise spirals. Also sinistration. —sinistral, adj.
levorotation. Also called levogyration. —sinistrogyric, adj.
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