left turn
An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be goingAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
» Tom turned left, and Mary turned right.
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2 senses(idiomatic)An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see left, turn.
Examples
12 sentencesTom turned left, and Mary turned right.
I don't remember whether we're supposed to turn left or turn right here.
Drive to the next intersection and make a left turn.
ruПоезжай к следующему перекрёстку и поверни налево. — odexed
deFahre zur nächsten Kreuzung und biege links ab. — Ennocb
The car made a left turn.
Diego took the first left turn.
Origin
The noun is derived from left (adjective) + turn (noun).The noun is derived from left (adjective) + turn (noun).
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Forms
plural: left turns| Singular | left turn |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.