Dictionary
left
Meaning
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- 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: ←
- 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.
- Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɛft/
Cognate with English
lib
Cognate with Western Frisian
lobje
Cognate with Western Frisian
lofts
Cognate with Dutch
loof
leave
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- To have a consequence or remnant.
- To have a consequence or remnant.
- To have a consequence or remnant.
- To depart; to separate from.
- To depart; to separate from.
- To depart; to separate from.
- To depart; to separate from.
- To transfer something.
- To transfer something.
- To transfer something.
- (obsolete) To remain (behind); to stay.
- To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
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