left

left
I UK [left] / US adjective ***
a) on the side of your body that is to the west if you are facing north

He wore a wedding ring on his left hand.

Your left eye looks sore.

She had seriously damaged her left knee in the previous game.

b) on the left side of something

the bottom left corner of the screen

We took a left turn when we should have gone right.

the left and right margins

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II UK [left] / US noun
Word forms "left":
singular left plural lefts
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1)
a) [singular] the left side or direction
on the left (of someone/something):

On the left of the picture you can see his grandmother, Jane Cryer.

on your left:

When you come out of the lift, my office is the third door on your left.

to the left:

The car swerved to the left and then to the right.

someone's left:

Standing to my left is Dr James Shaw.

b) [countable] a road, path etc on the left side
take a left:

At the end of the High Street, take a left into Church Lane.

the next/first etc left:

It's the first left after the traffic lights.

2) the left or the Left people or groups with left-wing political opinions, for example those who generally believe that property, money, and power should be shared more equally

Younger voters tended to be on the left.

He received strong criticism from the left of the party.

a hero of the left

3) [countable] a hit made with your left hand, especially in the sport of boxing

III UK [left] / US adverb
1) towards the left side
turn/go left:

Turn left at the end of the street.

2) towards the left in politics

The party is accused of straying too far left.

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IV UK [left] / US
the past tense and past participle of leave I

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