[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/left.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / left [← L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/L/) # left «left» in Mova's school dictionary: **still there after some has gone or been used: «Two cakes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adjective, adverb, noun (the left); verb (leave, leaves, left, leaving) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Left means still there after some has gone or been used: «Two cakes are left». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m1) 2) Left is the past of leave: to go away from a place, or to let something stay where it is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m2) 3) Left is a side: the side where most people wear a watch, the opposite of right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m3) 4) The left in politics means people who want more sharing and change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m4) 5) (euphemism) «He left us» or «she's left this world» can gently mean someone died; «let go» or «left the company» may mean lost a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m5) 6) (casual) «Left, right and centre» means everywhere; «out of left field» (US) means strange, unexpected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m6) 7) (formal) Exams say «remaining», «the remainder», «residual», «outstanding» or «departed» for left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#m7) ### sense in the lessons what remains with someone after things are given, eaten or lost: «How many are left» asks for the count after the losses; in reading and maps, left is a direction; phrases: «left over», «have left», «on the left», «turn left», «left behind», «leftovers»; in casual talk «got any left?», «how many he got left then?», «there's none left lol»; in rough talk «who left the bloody gate open?», «you've left me 1 chip, cheers a lot» (sarcasm); in the exam voice «ascertain the number remaining», «the residual quantity», «the outstanding balance» ### examples - How many apples does Tom have left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x1) - Anna had 10 sweets and ate 4. How many are left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x2) - Ben left 3 books at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x3) - Turn left at the post office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x4) - The train left at 6 o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x5) - Write with your left hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x6) - We ate the left-over pizza for lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x7) - Look right, then left, then right again before you cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x8) - how many he got left then, after giving 4 away? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x9) - Oi, you've left me 1 chip, cheers a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x10) - Ascertain the number of items remaining in the possession of the purchaser after 4 are consumed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x11) - Grandpa left us last year (he died), and we miss him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/#x12) ### note «How many are left» asks for the count after the losses: subtract. «remaining», «the remainder», «residual» and «outstanding» in an exam mean left. Trap: «left» can be a side (the left hand) or a verb of going away. Trap: «he left us» may be a gentle way of saying he died. In a remainder problem, what is left over is the remainder. ### In the corpora - [An inheritance is money or belongings left by someone who has died, as written in their will.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/13/) - [It does not mean the family is in danger; it means there is little left after the bills.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/1/) - ["Money's tight" means little is left after the bills for extras; it does not mean the family is in danger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/9/) - [Renters sign a tenancy and pay a deposit that comes back if the home is left in good condition.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/3/) - [A rental deposit is money held in case of damage, and it comes back if the home is left in good condition.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/13/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «left» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/left/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.