left

left
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noun
1 side
ADJECTIVE
extreme, far

My dad's in the front row, on the extreme left of the picture.

bottom, top
VERB + LEFT
turn to

If you turn to your left you will see the site of the fort.

PREPOSITION
from the left

The car came from the left.

on the/your left

The bank is on the left, just after the post office.

As you go in the door, you'll see it on your left.

on the left of

The icon is on the left of the screen.

to the/your left

He looked to the left and then crossed.

to the left of

My office is just to the left of the main door.

PHRASES
from left to right, from right to left

Arabic script reads from right to left.

2 the left political groups
ADJECTIVE
extreme, far
PREPOSITION
of the left

In recent years the country has been ruled only by governments of the left.

on the left

They're both on the extreme left of the party.

to the left

The party has moved further to the left.

He is somewhat to the left of the previous leader.

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adj.
Left is used with these nouns: ↑arm, ↑arrow, ↑brain, ↑click, ↑corner, ↑ear, ↑edge, ↑elbow, ↑eye, ↑fist, ↑flank, ↑foot, ↑fork, ↑half, ↑hand, ↑jab, ↑knee, ↑lane, ↑leg, ↑margin, ↑palm, ↑side, ↑sleeve, ↑speaker, ↑tackle, ↑temple, ↑turn, ↑wing

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