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leftwards

leftwards

2.6
Toward the left side
  • adverb
  • /ˈlɛftwərdz/
translation icon : hacia la izquierda
  • At the intersection, turn leftwards to reach the park.

Examples

  • The train moved leftwards along the track, heading towards the next station.

  • When the teacher asked the students to rearrange the chairs, they pushed them leftwards to make more space.

  • But as you go leftwards, can you see that the beauty of this is that has handled the units part of the Roman numbers?

  • We're basically doing a rightward rank from A and a leftward rank from B, and that's finds all the nodes and stopping when those two searches converge.

Synonyms

left
vsleftwards
∞ 1.0

The side of the body opposite the right

is specifically about movement toward that side rather than about position
sinisterly
vsleftwards
  • Specialized
9.5

Toward the left side, seen in coats of arms

is the general directional term used outside specialized heraldry
portside
vsleftwards
  • Specialized
4.3

On the left side of a ship or plane when facing forward

is the everyday directional word for movement toward that side

Antonyms

rightward
3 4.1

Toward the right side or direction

How Left

leftwards
2.6
sidewards
1 4.6
rightward
3 4.1

Surface Forms

leftwards positive
leftward positive

Morphology

leftwards = left (transparent) = left + wards

The suffix '-wards' is a standard English suffix indicating direction, making the word's meaning clear.

Etymology

Leftwards comes from the simple parts left and -wards, where -wards means 'toward', so leftwards simply means 'toward the left side'.