What is the meaning of left?

noun

• Location near or direction toward the left side; i. E. The side to the north when a person or object faces east.
  • usage: "she stood on the left"
• Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare.
  • synonyms: left wing
• The hand that is on the left side of the body.
  • usage: "jab with your left"
  • synonyms: left hand
• The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left.
  • usage: "the batter flied out to left"
  • synonyms: left field, leftfield
• A turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east.
  • usage: "take a left at the corner"

verb

• Go away from a place.
  • usage: "At what time does your train leave"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
  • synonyms: leave, go forth, go away
• Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: leave
• Act or be so as to become in a specified state.
  • usage: "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"
  • synonyms: leave
• Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.
  • usage: "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
  • synonyms: leave, leave alone, leave behind
• Move out of or depart from.
  • usage: "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
  • synonyms: exit, go out, get out, leave
• Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: leave, allow for, allow, provide
• Have as a result or residue.
  • usage: "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
  • synonyms: leave, result, lead
• Remove oneself from an association with or participation in.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: leave, depart, pull up stakes
• Put into the care or protection of someone.
  • usage: "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
  • synonyms: entrust, leave
• Leave or give by will after one's death.
  • usage: "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
  • synonyms: bequeath, will, leave
• Have left or have as a remainder.
  • usage: "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
  • synonyms: leave
• Be survived by after one's death.
  • usage: "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
  • synonyms: leave, leave behind
• Transmit (knowledge or skills. )
  • usage: "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
  • synonyms: impart, leave, give, pass on
• Leave behind unintentionally.
  • usage: "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
  • synonyms: forget, leave

adjective

• Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north.
  • usage: "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
• Not used up.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: leftover, left over, odd, remaining, unexpended
• Intended for the left hand.
  • usage: "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
  • synonyms: left-hand
• Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left.

adverb

• Toward or on the left; also used figuratively.
  • usage: "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"