left

adjective
/ˈlɛft/

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

Other meanings

Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
“The road up ahead contains a left bend.”
Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current)
“The Eiffel Tower is on the left bank of the Seine.”

Example sentences

“My keyboard is missing a left arrow key.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Maybe you left it in your room.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“A lot of people left around that time.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "left".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “left” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.