Abandoned vs. Left — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abandoned and Left
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Abandoned
Having been deserted or left
An abandoned car
Abandoned pets
Left
Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the north when the subject is facing east.
Abandoned
Unrestrained; uninhibited
A wild, abandoned dance
Left
Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the left side.
Abandoned
Deserted; forsaken.
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Left
Located on the left side of a person facing downstream
The left bank of a river.
Abandoned
Exuberantly enthusiastic.
Left
Often Left Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left.
Abandoned
Recklessly unrestrained.
Left
The direction or position on the left side.
Abandoned
Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
Left
The left side.
Abandoned
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.
Left
The left hand.
Abandoned
Free from constraint; uninhibited.
Left
A turn in the direction of the left hand or side.
Abandoned
(geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
Left
The people and groups who advocate liberal, often radical measures to effect change in the established order, especially in politics, with the goal of achieving the equality, freedom, and well-being of the common citizens of a state. Also called left wing.
Abandoned
Simple past tense and past participle of abandon
Left
The opinion of those advocating such measures.
Abandoned
Forsaken, deserted.
Left
(Sports) A blow delivered by a boxer's left hand.
Abandoned
Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain.
God gave them over to a reprobate mind.
Left
(Baseball) Left field.
Abandoned
No longer inhabited;
Weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
Left
Toward or on the left.
Abandoned
Left desolate or empty;
An abandoned child
Their deserted wives and children
An abandoned shack
Deserted villages
Left
Past tense and past participle of leave1.
Abandoned
Free from constraint;
An abandoned sadness born of grief
Left
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
The left side.
Left
(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
Left
(politics) Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
Left
On the left side.
Left
Towards the left side.
Turn left at the corner. NO! Your other left.
Left
Towards the political left.
The East Coast of the US leans left in elections.
Left
The left side or direction.
Left
(politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
The Left left workers behind, thinking they had a winning demographic coalition. It hasn't really worked out for them yet.
Left
The left hand or fist.
Left
(boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
Left
(surfing) A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
Left
Simple past tense and past participle of leave||depart, separate from; (cause or allow to) remain.
There's not much food left.
Left
Simple past tense and past participle of leave||permit.
We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend.
Left
Of Leave.
Left
Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; - opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals.
Left
Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative meeting is that to the left of the presiding officer; the left wing of an army is that to the left of the center to one facing an enemy.
Left
That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North.
Put that rose a little more to the left.
Left
Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right.
Left
Location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east;
She stood on the left
Left
Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
Left
The hand that is on the left side of the body;
Jab with your left
Left
The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
Left
A turn to the left;
Take a left at the corner
Left
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north;
My left hand
Left center field
The left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream
Left
Not used up;
Leftover meatloaf
She had a little money left over so she went to a movie
Some odd dollars left
Saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
Unexpended provisions
Left
Intended for the left hand;
I rarely lose a left-hand glove
Left
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
Left
Toward or on the left; also used figuratively;
He looked right and left
The political party has moved left
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