What part of speech is left?

Left can be categorized as an adjective, a noun, a verb and an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. left is a verb, past participle of leave (infinitive).
  • 2. left is a verb, past simple of leave (infinitive).
  • 3. left is a noun, singular of lefts.
  • 4. left is an adjective, not comparable.
  • 5. left is an adverb.

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Noun

Adjective

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    Comparative
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  • left 
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  • Positive: left 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

What does left mean?

Definitions

Adjective
left - of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
left - intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
left - not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

Adverb
left - toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"

Verb
leave - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
leave - have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
leave - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
leave - leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
leave - have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
leave - act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
leave - leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

Noun
left - location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"
left - those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
left - the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"
left - a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner"
left - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left"
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Examples of left

#   Sentence  
1. noun She stood on the left.
2. noun Jab with your left.
3. noun Take a left at the corner.
4. noun The batter flied out to left.
5. noun Bending to the left indicates: "I know how to fulfil Your demands."
6. noun They need to be expulse from the country and if they are not there they should be banned entering the country to plant their eggs, as they are considered as the rotten left overs of dinasaurs.
7. noun Lope her to the left in circles, keep her head to the inside of the circle and push her but out, keep doing this if she breaks to a jog go a little bit bigger circle, till she can get enough balance to go small and small.circles.
8. noun There are also some distracting background elements like the light fixture and what looks like a door handle on the left.
9. noun There's a secret path on the left.
10. noun Open the cupboard to the left, the bottles are in there.
11. noun Is there any salt left?
12. noun Turning right, you'll find the hospital on your left.
13. noun Walk three more blocks and you will find the museum on your left.
14. noun We still have plenty of time left.
15. noun Being left alone, the boy didn't know what to do.
16. adj. My left hand.
17. adj. Left center field.
18. adj. The left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream.
19. adj. I rarely lose a left-hand glove.
20. adj. She had a little money left over so she went to a movie.
21. adj. Some odd dollars left.
22. adj. There were only 15 minutes left of class.
23. adj. I have a western pleasure appy thats really heavy on her left lead at the lope?
24. adj. My appy is very heavy on her left lead at the lope.
25. adj. You have two adjustment screws for up and down and right to left positions.
26. adj. I got a riding lesson today on one of my boss's fino horses and it made me realize just how unsteady my left leg is.
27. adj. I just have a few issues supporting my back and my left leg flops.
28. adj. He is now losing the cheek muscle on the left side of his face and seems to be dropping weight by the day.
29. adj. You'll see the bank on the left hand side of the hospital.
30. adj. The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
31. adv. He looked right and left.
32. adv. The political party has moved left.
33. adv. Right and left are opposites.
34. adv. Go down this road until you get to a traffic light and then turn left.
35. adv. Go two blocks and turn left.
36. adv. Walk two blocks, and turn left.
37. adv. He damned his men right and left.
38. adv. Turn left.
39. adv. He wanted the taxi driver to turn left.
40. adv. Tom just packed up and left.
41. adv. Tom just got up and left.
42. adv. He put his things down and left.
43. adv. He held my hand firmly and left.
44. adv. I know you are left handed since you wear your watch on your right arm.
45. adv. There were two left.
46. verb Guerrillas near Hawijah launched an attack that left 6 dead, including 4 Iraqi soldiers.
47. verb A large number of them are Bangladeshis, who like millions of their countrymen have left their densely populated homeland to settle elsewhere.
48. verb A shipment of weapons, ammunition and explosives, believed to have been purchased from Cambodia and worth several million dollars, left the port of Phuket in Thailand in early February 2001 aboard the freighter Comex-Joux 3.
49. verb Two decades of pickling his nervous system in various highly toxic substances have left Bush damaged goods.
50. verb In fact, he left the house he rented in such disrepair--with damage to the walls and a chandelier destroyed--that the Montgomery family who owned it still grumble about the unpaid repair bill.
51. verb It should not be left in the hands of a man who spent his life like this.
52. verb "He left a message for everyone to see ... maybe to God himself."
53. verb Her mother Ismat last saw Aafia and her grandchildren before they left in a minicab at the end of March.
54. verb You did a great job at the hearing----it went decidely downhill after you left.
55. verb I left you a voice mail on Friday.
56. verb Randy, this is the issue I left you the voice mail on.
57. verb sorry, i left lou off of the message.
58. verb I left a voicemail for Sharon Butcher, as well, just to make sure it is handled.
59. verb What was left in place was a $250 price cap established five months earlier.
60. verb Accordingly, the only issue left for arbitration is whether our IP (the only one and therefore the one they have to choose) is or is not an economic hardship under the contract.
Sentence  
noun
She stood on the left.
Jab with your left.
Take a left at the corner.
The batter flied out to left.
Bending to the left indicates: "I know how to fulfil Your demands."
They need to be expulse from the country and if they are not there they should be banned entering the country to plant their eggs, as they are considered as the rotten left overs of dinasaurs.
Lope her to the left in circles, keep her head to the inside of the circle and push her but out, keep doing this if she breaks to a jog go a little bit bigger circle, till she can get enough balance to go small and small.circles.
There are also some distracting background elements like the light fixture and what looks like a door handle on the left.
There's a secret path on the left.
Open the cupboard to the left, the bottles are in there.
Is there any salt left?
Turning right, you'll find the hospital on your left.
Walk three more blocks and you will find the museum on your left.
We still have plenty of time left.
Being left alone, the boy didn't know what to do.
adj.
My left hand.
Left center field.
The left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream.
I rarely lose a left-hand glove.
She had a little money left over so she went to a movie.
Some odd dollars left.
There were only 15 minutes left of class.
I have a western pleasure appy thats really heavy on her left lead at the lope?
My appy is very heavy on her left lead at the lope.
You have two adjustment screws for up and down and right to left positions.
I got a riding lesson today on one of my boss's fino horses and it made me realize just how unsteady my left leg is.
I just have a few issues supporting my back and my left leg flops.
He is now losing the cheek muscle on the left side of his face and seems to be dropping weight by the day.
You'll see the bank on the left hand side of the hospital.
The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
adv.
He looked right and left.
The political party has moved left.
Right and left are opposites.
Go down this road until you get to a traffic light and then turn left.
Go two blocks and turn left.
Walk two blocks, and turn left.
He damned his men right and left.
Turn left.
He wanted the taxi driver to turn left.
Tom just packed up and left.
Tom just got up and left.
He put his things down and left.
He held my hand firmly and left.
I know you are left handed since you wear your watch on your right arm.
There were two left.
verb
Guerrillas near Hawijah launched an attack that left 6 dead, including 4 Iraqi soldiers.
A large number of them are Bangladeshis, who like millions of their countrymen have left their densely populated homeland to settle elsewhere.
A shipment of weapons, ammunition and explosives, believed to have been purchased from Cambodia and worth several million dollars, left the port of Phuket in Thailand in early February 2001 aboard the freighter Comex-Joux 3.
Two decades of pickling his nervous system in various highly toxic substances have left Bush damaged goods.
In fact, he left the house he rented in such disrepair--with damage to the walls and a chandelier destroyed--that the Montgomery family who owned it still grumble about the unpaid repair bill.
It should not be left in the hands of a man who spent his life like this.
"He left a message for everyone to see ... maybe to God himself."
Her mother Ismat last saw Aafia and her grandchildren before they left in a minicab at the end of March.
You did a great job at the hearing----it went decidely downhill after you left.
I left you a voice mail on Friday.
Randy, this is the issue I left you the voice mail on.
sorry, i left lou off of the message.
I left a voicemail for Sharon Butcher, as well, just to make sure it is handled.
What was left in place was a $250 price cap established five months earlier.
Accordingly, the only issue left for arbitration is whether our IP (the only one and therefore the one they have to choose) is or is not an economic hardship under the contract.
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