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left1

 
pronunciation:
left
parts of speech:
adjective, noun, adverb
part of speech: adjective
definition: Everything has a left side and a right side. Your body's left side is the side where your heart is. The other side of your body is your right side. When you look at a map of the world, the continents of Asia and Australia appear on the right side, and the continents of North and South America appear on the left side.
Ryan is the only person in our class who writes with his left hand.In America, people drive their cars on the right side of the road. In some other countries, like England and Japan, people drive on the left side.
 
antonyms:
right
 
part of speech: noun
definition: The left means the left side of something.
Josh looked to the left and right before crossing the street.
antonyms:
right
 
part of speech: adverb
definition: If you go left or turn left, you go in the direction of the left. You don't go right or straight.
At the next traffic light, we have to go left.
antonyms:
right