adjective Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
The left side.
adjective Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
The road up ahead contains a left bend.
adjective 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.
The Eiffel Tower is on the left bank of the Seine.
adjective Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
adjective Relating to the beginning or earlier part of a phrase.