Left vs Away - What's the difference?
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The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
(politics) pertaining to the political left; liberal.
On the left side.
Towards the left side.
The left side or direction.
(politics) The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.
(boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
(leave).
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, title= Remaining.
(Ireland, colloquial) permitted, allowed to proceed.
From a place, .
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, title= Aside; off; in another direction.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Come away; go away; take away.
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On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
Without restraint.
Being so engaged for the entire time.
At a distance in time or space.
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, title= Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
(following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
(chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.
(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
As a noun left
is air.As an adverb away is
from a place,.As an interjection away is
(northern england) come on!; go on!.As an adjective away is
not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation or away can be .left
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) left, luft, leoft, lift, lyft, from (etyl) left, . More at (l), (l).Adjective
- Turn left at the corner.
Synonyms
* left-hand * sinister * sinistralAntonyms
* rightDerived terms
* left-hand * left-handed * left wing * two left feetAdverb
(-)Noun
(en noun)- The political left is not holding enough power.
Synonyms
* (left side or direction) , port * (politics)Derived terms
* lefty * to the leftEtymology 2
(etyl) left, variant of . More at leave.Verb
(head)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Afore we got to the shanty Colonel Applegate stuck his head out of the door. His temper had been getting raggeder all the time, and the sousing he got when he fell overboard had just about ripped what was left of it to ravellings.}}
Etymology 3
From a verbal use of . More at leave.Verb
(head)- We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.
References
* The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Walter W. Skeat.Statistics
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English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Adverb
(further)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
- Hi-yo Silver, away !
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away , were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away .}}
Synonyms
* (away from a place) at bay, offAdjective
(further)- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away .
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away .
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.