left over
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2.1
- adjective
- /ˈlɛft ˈoʊvər/
- Her mother had made the cap out of material left over after the coat.
- money left over
- a little left over
- debris left over
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Watch on YouTubeBut the orbital speed is what's left over.
- But the orbital speed is what's left over.
- It's a cloud of icy rocks of different sizes that were left over from the formation of the solar system.
- I mean, because if all of your brain's, you know, energy isn't tied up here, there's a lot more left over for learning stuff.
- By the laws of exclusive awe, if you add that back into the cipher stream, what will be left over is the PSI whale contribution.
Examples
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There's lots of food left over.
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There will be lots left over.
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Yeah, I still have insurance left over from that day job.
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You must have some money left over.
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Here is the money left over.
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No, I still have a whole bottle left over from the other day.
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You know, all that stuff that's left over from Thanksgiving.
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Whatever's left over can put in the hall closet.
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A group of men operates two rusted cannons, left over from some long-forgotten war.
Fiction book (1993) -
After the party, there were several slices of cake left over that we decided to take home.
Synonyms
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1.0
Still there after the others are used
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Still left after other things have been used or taken
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1.6
Not used or eaten after the rest, often food
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Money or resources that have not yet been used
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Money or resources that are not yet spent
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'remaining after the rest has been used or consumed' is directly compositional from 'left' (what remains) combined with 'over' (indicating remainder/continuation). This is a common, predictable English pattern found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Left over comes from the simple picture of something left behind after the rest is used or eaten, still over on the table. So it means 'remaining' or 'not used up'.