Main Entry:

¹left

Pronunciation:

\ˈleft\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left hand's being the weaker in most individuals

Date:

13th century

1 a: of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located b: done with the left hand <a left hook to the jaw> c: located nearer to the left hand than to the right d (1): located on the left of an observer facing in the same direction as the object specified <stage left> (2): located on the left when facing downstream <the left bank of a river>2often capitalized : of, adhering to, or constituted by the left especially in politics

— left adverb