left

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
2. Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
3. Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
4. Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) On the left side.
2. (not-comparable) Towards the left side.
3. (not-comparable) Towards the political left.

Noun

1. The left side or direction.
2. The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
3. The left hand or fist.
4. A punch delivered with the left fist.
5. A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).

Verb

simple past and past participle of leave (“depart, separate from; (cause or allow to) remain”).

Verb

simple past and past participle of leave (“permit”).

leave

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

Ler máis

Oposto a

right, dexter, dextral

Sinónimos

abandoned

remain

left-hand

left side

remaining

left hand

left hand side

left wing

quitted

left-wing

left-handed

leftover

given up

forsaken

deserted

to the left

unexpended

left over

left field

odd

leftist

leftfield

gone

departed

thrown

on the left

the left

cast

lefty

left-handed person

near

sinister

north

stay

taken off

what else

wrong way

left alone

continue to exist

L

left rudder

sinistrous

waste

be abandoned

remain over

gone forth

being on the left

left-hand side

levo

laevo

Traducións

gauche

izquierda

⬅️

sinistra

links

links

izquierdo

esquerda

sinistro

esquerra

sol

Linke

esquerdo

αριστερός

link

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈlɛft/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: left

Herdado de Old English: left

Relativo a Old English: lyftādl

Relativo a inglés: lib

Relativo a frisón occidental: lobje

Relativo a neerlandés: lubben

Relativo a escocés: left

Relativo a frisón setentrional: lefts

Relativo a frisón occidental: lofts

Relativo a neerlandés: loof

Relativo a baixo alemán: lucht

Herdado de Old English: læfd

Herdado de Middle English: levit

Herdado de Old English: ġelȳfd

In summary

From Middle English left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from Old English left, lyft (“weak, clumsy, foolish”), attested in Old English lyftādl (“palsy, paralysis”), from Proto-Germanic *luft-, from *lubjaną (“to castrate, lop off”) (compare dialectal English lib, West Frisian lobje, Dutch lubben), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewp-, *(s)lup- (“hanging limply”). Compare Scots left (“left”), North Frisian lefts, leeft, leefts (“left”), West Frisian lofts (“left”), obsolete Dutch lucht, leftsch, lefts, lefs (“left”), dialectal Dutch loof (“weak, worthless”), archaic Low German lucht (“left”).

Frases

Tim kisses Leah , and the two continue where they left off .

All three seats were left vacant until the next election .

After he was fired , the two left Puerto Rico to work in Miami , Florida .

The new petition was also left unanswered .

They say at Patti's house he left two hours ago .

Afterwards , Curran left for good .