left
went away
went away from a place
[someone/something] left [place]; [someone/something] left at [time]; [someone/something] has left
- She left the office at six.
- The train had already left by the time we arrived.
- He left without saying goodbye.
- I left home at eight.
- Has the bus left yet?
opposite of right side
on the side opposite your right side
left [body part/side/place]
- She writes with her left hand.
- Put the form in the left column.
- The left side of my face hurts.
- This is my left hand.
- The door is on the left side.
toward the left
in the direction of the left side
turn/go/look/move left
- Turn left at the traffic lights.
- She looked left before crossing the road.
- The road curves left after the bridge.
- Go left here.
- Look left first.
still remaining
still there or still available
[amount/thing] left; left to [do something]
- There are only two slices left.
- How much time do we have left?
- I have a lot of work left to finish.
- No milk is left.
- We have ten minutes left.
kept in a place
put or forgot something somewhere
[someone] left [something/someone] [place]; [someone] left [something] with [someone]
- I left my keys at home.
- She left a note on the kitchen table.
- They left the children with their grandparents for the weekend.
- I left my bag on the bus.
- She left a message for you.
stopped being involved
stopped being part of a job, school, group, or relationship
[someone] left [job/school/group/person]
- He left the company to start his own business.
- She left college after one semester.
- After years of arguments, he left his partner.
- My brother left school last year.
- She left her job in June.
made remain in state
made someone or something stay in a condition
[something] left [someone/something] [adjective/noun phrase]; left [something] [adjective]
- The news left everyone speechless.
- You left the front door open.
- The flood left thousands of people homeless.
- The film left me happy.
- He left the window open.
left side or direction
the left side or a turn to that side
the left; on/to/from [someone's] left; a left
- The bathroom is on the left.
- Move the slider a little to the left.
- Take a left after the gas station.
- The shop is on your left.
- Turn at the next left.
progressive political side
people or parties with progressive political ideas
the left; on the left; the [adjective] left
- The proposal was popular on the left.
- The left won a narrow victory in the election.
- Critics on the left said the policy did not go far enough.
- She is on the left politically.
- The left supported the new law.
politically left-wing
having progressive political ideas
left [party/group/politics/view]
- Left parties gained seats in parliament.
- The professor is known for left politics.
- A left coalition formed after the election.
- He reads left newspapers.
- Left groups joined the protest.
- Base: left
- Base: left
- Plural: left, lefts
be left behind
1not keep up
not go with others or not progress as fast
- Check the bus before you leave so no child is left behind.
- Older workers may be left behind by rapid changes in technology.
- I ran to catch up because I didn't want to be left behind.
be left in the dark
1not be informed
not be told important information
- Employees felt left in the dark about the company's plans.
- Please keep me updated; I don't want to be left in the dark.
- Parents were left in the dark about the changes to the school schedule.
be left out
1be excluded
not be included
- No one wants to be left out of the conversation.
- Her name was accidentally left out of the credits.
- I felt left out when my friends went without me.
be left to one's own devices
1manage without help
be left alone to decide what to do
- If left to his own devices, he would play video games all day.
- The new employee was left to her own devices with almost no training.
- The kids can be very creative when they're left to their own devices.
be left with
1end up having
have something as the result of a situation
- After taxes, we were left with very little profit.
- When the guests went home, I was left with a huge mess.
- The report left us with several important questions.
have two left feet
1be physically clumsy
be bad at dancing or moving smoothly
- I tried salsa, but I have two left feet.
- Don't ask me to dance; I've got two left feet.
- He moves well on the soccer field, but on the dance floor he has two left feet.
left and right
1everywhere or constantly
a lot, everywhere, or very often
- During the sale, people were buying shoes left and right.
- The company is hiring engineers left and right.
- He was spending money left and right.
out of left field
1Unexpected or unusual
Very surprising or strange.
- His question came out of left field and surprised everyone.
- That idea is really out of left field, but it might work.
out of left field
1unexpected or strange
very unexpected or strange
- Her question came out of left field.
- The ending felt completely out of left field.
- That job offer was out of left field, but I took it.