left

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Lees verder

Concepten

links

linkerkant

linker

linker-

linksaf

⬅️

over

naar links

resterend

linkerzijde

linkse

linksom

linkerzijde

blijvend

gevlogen

linkerhand

blijvend

achtergelaten

Tegenovergesteld aan

right, dexter, dextral

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

gauche

izquierda

⬅️

sinistra

links

izquierdo

esquerda

sinistro

esquerra

sol

Linke

esquerdo

αριστερός

link

αριστερά

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈlɛft/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: left

Overgenomen van Oudengels: left

Verwant aan Oudengels: lyftādl

Verwant aan Engels: lib

Verwant aan Fries: lobje

Verwant aan Nederlands: lubben

Verwant aan Schots: left

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: lefts

Verwant aan Fries: lofts

Verwant aan Nederlands: loof

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: lucht

Overgenomen van Oudengels: læfd

Overgenomen van Middelengels: levit

Overgenomen van Oudengels: 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”).

Zinnen

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

Tim kust Leah, en de twee gaan verder waar ze zijn gebleven.

All three seats were left vacant until the next election .

Alle drie de stoelen bleven leeg tot de volgende verkiezingen.

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

Nadat hij was ontslagen, verlieten de twee Puerto Rico om te werken in Miami, Florida.

The new petition was also left unanswered .

De nieuwe petitie werd ook onbeantwoord gelaten.

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

Ze zeggen in het huis van Patti dat hij twee uur geleden heeft achtergelaten.

Afterwards , Curran left for good .

Nadien vertrok Curran voorgoed.